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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. When does Cochran want Mauro to leave a phone message with the Mexico City politician?

2. To what does Laura dance?

3. How does Nordstrom warm to the sorority and fraternity crowd?

4. Why does Amador remind Cochran to be patient?

5. What does Henry do after he and Nordstrom talk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tibey do for a very sick Miryea? Why does he do this?

2. What happens after Tibey and Cochran's reconciliation?

3. How doe Tibey and Cochran reconcile?

4. Why does Amador warn Cochran?

5. How do Nordstrom and Laura meet?

6. What happens to the Texan?

7. How does Nordstrom feel during his summer with his daughter?

8. How does Nordstrom react to his father's death?

9. What does Cochran's friend offer to do for him?

10. What happens to Cochran and Miryea at the cabin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Flashbacks are used in REVENGE.

Part 1) Describe the flashbacks. What information is revealed through these flashbacks?

Part 2) How do these flashbacks help the plot move forward?

Part 3) Are these flashbacks necessary for understanding the characters and the plot? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Backstories are given about Nordstrom.

Part 1) What are these backstories? What purpose do they serve?

Part 2) Are these necessary to understand Nordstrom? Why or why not?

Part 3) What is significant and/or symbolic about these backstories? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Nordstrom's encounters with Berto and Slats are significant.

Part 1) Describe the encounters. How does Nordstrom handle these situations?

Part 2) What do these encounters reveal about him?

Part 3) How do these encounters change Nordstrom's life? How do the events prior to these encounters influence his behavior during these encounters?

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