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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. Why does Isabel disintegrate her daughter?

2. Why don't the scientists observing Azucena's memory of the Mexico City of 1985 trust her recollection?

3. What does Azucena buy on the black market, in an old clothing factory cellar?

4. What happens to Isabel's child?

5. Why does Hernán Cortés decide to build a new city on an ancient one?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is an astroanalyst?

2. How does Azucena and Cuquita's relationship change in chapter nine?

3. What recurring themes are present in chapter five?

4. What message does Anacreonte use Cuquita to give to Azucena?

5. What does Anacreonte say about Ego?

6. What is Mammon like?

7. What happens to Mexico City when the Pyramid of Love is restored?

8. Why does Azucena need help from Anacreonte in chapter seven?

9. Why is Cuquita jealous of Azucena?

10. How does the change of narrative perspective add to or take away from the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In this novel, Esquivel uses magical realism, a literary device first used in Latin America by Juan Rulfo, and perhaps most famously used by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Explain what this means, and give an example of how it is used in The Law of Love.

Essay Topic 2

Reincarnation is central to this novel.

1) What is reincarnation in this book?

2) Who reincarnates?

3) What do characters reincarnate?

Essay Topic 3

Isabel and Azucena are adversaries in this text.

1) What do each of these characters want?

2) What do each of these characters represent?

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