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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Molina been that Valentin asks him about?

2. What kind of show is being performed in the next portion of the movie?

3. What happens to the owner of the house when he goes off to war?

4. Who is the character who wonders if the Warden will keep his promise to him?

5. What is Irena not allowed to do with her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Leni and what happens to her in the beginning of the new movie story.

2. Who encourages Valentin to tell what he knows?

3. What does the man notice about the woman he has met during the festivities?

4. What is the setting of the new movie Molina wants to share with Valentin?

5. Why is Leni interrogated as a result of the events that occur in relation to the chorus girl?

6. What is Valentin's opinion of movies?

7. What happens to the young man who owns the house in the new story Molina begins?

8. What does the husband tell the zombie woman as he is dying?

9. Why will Irena not let the man kiss her when he wants to, even though they have fallen in love?

10. Who does Valentin say is also secondary to his cause and to his goals in terms of social revolution?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Molina and Valentin could not be more different, it seems. These two cell mates are locked up with each other for six months, so they will have no other choice but to get to know each other quite well.

Part 1: How are Molina and Valentin similar?

Part 2: How are Molina and Valentin dissimilar?

Part 3: If Molina and Valentin met each other on the street, would they be able to talk as they do in this story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The idea of love is one that emerges right from the beginning of the story when Molina tells the story of the movie. The theme of love continues to emerge in the subsequent chapters.

Part 1: How is love portrayed in this story? In what ways does Puig describe it to the audience?

Part 2: Does love seem to be a positive or a negative force in the lives of these men? Support your answer.

Part 3: In what ways is love made larger than life in this story?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of gender is something that is pursued in a subtle way in this manuscript. In moving back and forth between what is "masculine" and what is "feminine," the reader begins to ask questions of his/her own definitions of these terms as well.

Part 1: What are some examples of femininity in this story?

Part 2: What are some examples of masculinity in this story?

Part 3: What does the author seem to be saying about the definition of gender as it relates to this story? Is it important? Why or why not?

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