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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Azucena hope to do with the original capstone of the Pyramid of Love?
2. What causes Isabel to pass out?
3. What does the narrator argue is the way to make a correct decision?
4. What does the narrator of chapter twelve claim that wishes act as?
5. What is Azucena's disguise on the spacebus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The first chapter in The Law of Love takes place during the fall of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, and the beginning of the building of the Spanish capital city that later became Mexico City. The city has been continuously inhabited for thousands of years, and this particular historical moment shaped the capital, the country, and the culture as well as playing an important role in this novel.
1) Compare and contrast the Spanish and the Aztec characters in this chapter. How are they similar? How are they different? What does power do to their relationships?
2) What happens to Aztec constructions? Why do the Spanish alter the constructions in the way that they do? What does Citlali think about the destruction of the Pyramid of Love?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Anacreonte explains in this chapter that in order for the Universe to run smoothly, everyone must play his role. What does the idea of someone playing their role mean?
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