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

Short Answer Questions

1. What televirtualized images does Cuquita share with the others?

2. What is Teo's theory on fidelity?

3. Who exchanges bodies on Korma?

4. How do the passengers riding with Azucena and Rodrigo react to their Astroanalysis session?

5. What is the song at the beginning of chapter sixteen about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In several chapters, there are shifts in the narrative voice. Explain who the different narrators are. How do their narrative styles vary? Which narrators are most interesting to read? Which of the voices do you find most believable?

Essay Topic 2

As an astroanalyst, Azucena helps her clients remember past lives. In order to apply for a job, she has to submit to having her subconscious memories of the past reviewed. She finds a way around this test, but with the aid of music, she does have a momentary vision of her past.

1) What is the role of art in the world that Laura Esquivel has created?

2) Do you believe that art is as powerful in life as it is in this text?

Essay Topic 3

In the final chapter of the book, there is a brief moment when the past and present of Mexico City come together. What is the importance of the evolution of this city in the novel? What significance do you believe this moment in the text has?

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