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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 Virgil in Chapter 15, how did Catalina first see him?

2. Who taught Francis to speak Spanish, as revealed in Chapter 22?

3. How does Francis describe his father in Chapter 16?

4. According to Francis in Chapter 14, High Place was not made for what?

5. What is the first reason Virgil is displeased with Noemí in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Virgil announce during dinner in Chapter 19? How does Noemí react to this news?

2. Why does Catalina ask Noemí to do as Chapter 16 begins? What does Noemí discover?

3. How does Virgil react to Catalina’s situation at the end of Chapter 13? What promise does Noemí make?

4. What does Francis want Noemí to do in Chapter 14? Why does she refuse?

5. What happens to Noemí while she is bathing in Chapter 17?

6. What does Virgil demand Noemí do at the start of Chapter 22? How does he threaten her into obedience?

7. Why do Francis and Noemí argue in Chapter 23?

8. What happens to Catalina at the start of Chapter 13?

9. According to Virgil in Chapter 15, why did he marry Catalina? Why did Catalina marry him?

10. What happens when Noemí attempts to escape High Place at the start of Chapter 21?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of Agnes and Ruth to the novel. Despite the fact that they are not physically alive in the novel, they have a powerful impact on Noemí and the other characters. Discuss the impact of these women on Noemí as well as on the novel’s plot and themes.

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

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?

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