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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. In what part of Mexico had the woman's mother joined a guerilla movement after leaving her family?
2. What piece of information does the woman ask the boy to recite upon demand?
3. The woman claims that fear "in the daytime, under the sun" (157) belongs to whom?
4. How many children does the family count as they walk out to the plane to be deported?
5. How many boys are under the supervision of the coyote at the start of the journey in Elegies for Lost Children?
Short Essay Questions
1. What clues does the boy leave for the man and woman in regard to his and the girl's plans?
2. Discuss how the boy's reunion with the girl comes about after their separation and include discussion of the boy's reaction to their reunion.
3. What is the woman's philosophy about answering the questions of the boy and girl?
4. What items does the boy pack in preparation for the trek into the desert and eventually to Echo Canyon?
5. What commonalities does the boy find between the careers of the man and the woman?
6. What major change in narration takes place at the start of the part called Reenactment?
7. How does the boy plan to find the way to the town of Lordsburg and what does he plan to do once he and the girl reach Lordsburg?
8. What example does the boy give when he claims that the girl is "sometimes really smart" (196)?
9. What simile does the boy use to describe his relationship with the woman's mother?
10. Which section of the fifth elegy causes the woman to stop reading to the boy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Lost Children Archive and analyze Luiselli’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
Explicate the theme of the motherhood archetype within Lost Children Archive. What is Luiselli’s message regarding the role of motherhood and how do you know?
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about Lost Children Archive while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the novel.
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