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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. What did the Indian woman become as a result of her success with the sick relative?

2. What color do the roses Pedro brings to Tita turn when she holds them?

3. Who has to help Rosaura deliver the baby on her own?

4. Who does Pedro have a great love for, and has revealed this to someone in secret?

5. Pedro sees Tita bending over the ______________ and he is mesmerized.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pedro do after he announces that Rosaura has gone into labor?

2. What are some of the features of the wedding cake Tita is making for Pedro's wedding?

3. What does Pedro do when he sees Tita sitting on the steps, covered in mole?

4. Why does Tita eventually scream, sending her running up into the dovecote?

5. Why does Tita wish her mother was at the wedding preparations she is working on?

6. What happens when Tita screams at her mother's ghost, letting out all of her rage?

7. What happens when Gertrudis has a taste of the rose petal sauce that Tita prepares?

8. What does Rosaura ask Tita to help her with after the birth of her child?

9. What happens when a strong cold gust of air blows into the room as Tita is preparing bread?

10. What does Tita tell Pedro after he expressed his displeasure in her marriage choice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Each of the sisters in this story seem to enter into vastly different lives as the story moves on.

Part 1: Compare and contrast Tita's life with Gertrudius' life.

Part 2: Compare and contrast Tita's life with Rosaura's life.

Part 3: Why do you think all of the sisters turned out so differently?

Essay Topic 2

Tears seem to play an important role in this story as well. They seem to creep up not only in sad times, but also in happy times as well.

Part 1: In what ways are tears healing in this story?

Part 2: in what ways are tears painful within this story?

Part 3: How can tears provide both functions? Why does Tita in particular need tears to provide both functions?

Essay Topic 3

The ending of the story seems to be confusing for those who read this book. After all, it seems like the characters die and nothing is left but ashes.

Part 1: How do you interpret the ending of the story?

Part 2: What are some other meanings the author might have had for the ending of the book?

Part 3: Does this ending seem suitable to Tita and Pedro? Why or why not?

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