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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. According to Marta in Chapter 6, what was the name of Florence’s husband?

2. At the end of Chapter 6, when does Marta instruct Noemí to return?

3. Which family member has a marble statue in the cemetery, as Noemí discovers in Chapter 4?

4. What does Howard ask Virgil to show Noemí in Chapter 7?

5. What is the name of the Doyle family home, as revealed in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Marta reveal about the construction of High Place in Chapter 12?

4. Who is Howard, and what views does he hold, as revealed in Chapter 3?

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

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

7. Who were Agnes and Alice, and what does Noemí learn about them in Chapter 7?

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

9. Who is Catalina and what does the reader learn about her in Chapter 1?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbol of the ouroboros in Mexican Gothic. How does it represent the Doyle family, and how does it represent the novel’s themes?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, Mexican Gothic. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes and conflicts? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

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