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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Gertrudis and her family arrive for the wedding, who is driving the car?

2. Who was always in the kitchen, ready to give Tita a match whenever she needed it?

3. Where has Pedro been waiting for Tita every night since their passionate encounter?

4. Who arrives with a pot of ox tail soup that comforts and nourishes Tita as she recovers?

5. What does Tita drop as soon as she sees Rosaura watching her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the main themes within Like Water for Chocolate is the theme of duty and responsibility. Many characters feel they have certain obligations to others and they act accordingly.

Part 1: What are some of the obligations Tita has to others in this book? Cite specific examples of at least three obligations.

Part 2: Why does Mama believe others should be responsible for taking care of her?

Part 3: How do characters demonstrate their duty and their responsibility to others? How is this harmful?

Essay Topic 2

While at times, it seems some of the characters surrender to Mama, these are actually points at which the daughters are standing up to her.

Part 1: Why is Tita actually becoming saner when she has spent a night up in the dovecote?

Part 2: When Gertrudius takes off her clothes and runs, why is this not as crazy a thing as it seems? Or is it?

Part 3: In what ways does Rosaura also lose her 'sanity,' though it's actually a sign of her strength? And if this is not the case for her, what makes her different from the others?

Essay Topic 3

The moods of Tita can be followed easily as one looks at the way she cooks and then doesn't cook for a period when she is sad.

Part 1: Why doesn't Tita cook in order to make herself happy?

Part 2: Why is cooking the one thing Tita enjoys doing the most in the world?

Part 3: Why doesn't Tita want to cook once Pedro is gone?

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