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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 opportunity has Noemí missed at the end of Chapter 9?

2. Of what does Francis make prints, as he tells Noemí in Chapter 9?

3. According to Francis in Chapter 9, which people of Mexico used mushrooms to induce visions?

4. According to Howard in Chapter 7, how has Noemí been able to escape marriage?

5. What does Noemí buy while in town in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What warnings does Florence give to Noemí at the end of Chapter 10?

2. What does Francis study, as he explains in Chapter 9?

3. What does the reader learn about El Triunfo in Chapter 2?

4. Who was Aurelio? What does Noemí learn about him in Chapter 12?

5. What happens when Dr. Camarillo visits Catalina in Chapter 8?

6. What does Noemí learn from Francis in Chapter 4?

7. What bad dream does Noemí experience in Chapter 11?

8. What does Noemí discover in the library in Chapter 4?

9. What bargain does Noemí strike with her father in Chapter 1?

10. What does Noemí think about Francis, as revealed in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of foreshadowing in the novel. How is foreshadowing used, and how does it set the stage for what is really happening at High Place?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of racial and cultural exploitation.

Essay Topic 3

The characters in Mexican Gothic all highlight the idea the past is never truly past. Choose three characters and explain how each illustrates this idea, using textual evidence to support your claims.

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