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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. How old is Francis, as he explains in Chapter 4?

2. How old is Virgil, according to Noemí in Chapter 4?

3. What does Marta give Noemí in Chapter 12?

4. According to Marta in Chapter 12, with whom did Ruth fall in love?

5. Thinking of Francis in Chapter 10 leads Noemí to think of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Marta and what information does she tell Noemí in Chapter 6?

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

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

5. What happens when Noemí visits the greenhouse with Virgil in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

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 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 characters of Dr. Cummins, Dr. Camarillo, and Marta Duval. How do these characters illustrate the role of healers in the novel? How do they further develop the novel’s themes?

Essay Topic 3

Does the end justify the means? How does the novel answer this question? How would Noemí answer this question? How would Howard? What about other characters, such as Virgil and Francis?

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