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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Valentin say that Molina will arrange for the others to meet them?

2. What is the hair color of the dead woman walking around the house?

3. What does Molina say he has to put on to boil because they take a year?

4. What does Valentin want even though Molina says he should not have it?

5. What is Valentin embarrassed for Molina to see?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The use of footnotes in this story is another different technique that Puig uses to give the reader a unique experience.

Part 1: Describe the content of two instances of footnotes.

Part 2: What do the footnotes do for the experience of the reader? What do they provide to the story?

Part 3: Why wasn't the information in the footnotes put into the actual narrative, in your opinion?

Essay Topic 2

In the end, it seems Molina and Valentin switch their original roles in order to become better men for each other.

Part 1: Describe the character of Molina at the beginning of the story. What does he believe in?

Part 2: Describe the character of Valentin at the beginning of the story. What does he believe in?

Part 3: What does Molina believe in the end of the story? What does Valentin do at the end of the story? How have they both changed?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of telling stories seems to be used as an escapist technique, not just for the reader, but also for the characters.

Part 1: Why does Molina like to tell the stories as told to Valentin and to himself?

Part 2: What might Molina be escaping from as he tells the stories? What might Valentin escape from?

Part 3: What is the value of escapism? What does it provide to those who seek it out? How can it hurt the seekers of escapism?

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