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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 does Noemí break in anger at the end of Chapter 8?

2. What chore does Florence give Noemí at the end of Chapter 10?

3. What disturbs Noemí about her bedroom in Chapter 4?

4. What is the name of Catalina’s new husband, as revealed in Chapter 1?

5. According to Noemí in Chapter 6, what do women need in order to stay out of trouble?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Dr. Camarillo and what does he tell Noemí in Chapter 6?

3. Who was Benito? What does Noemí learn about him in Chapter 12?

4. What is High Place? What does Noemí think about High Place upon first seeing it in Chapter 2?

5. What is the Doyle family symbol, as Virgil explains in Chapter 8? What does it represent?

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

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

8. What favor does Catalina ask of Noemí in Chapter 5? What does Catalina warn Noemí?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Appearances in Mexican Gothic can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this novel? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Virgil and Francis. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Noemí kiss Francis at the end of the final chapter? How are these kisses a reaction to the immediate situation, and how are they reflective of the novel’s conflicts and themes? Answer, supporting your claims with evidence from the text.

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