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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 weather event occurs at the end of Chapter 17?

2. What does Noemí lose when she attempts to escape in Chapter 21?

3. How do the Doyles appear to regard dinner in Chapter 19?

4. What causes the mold to stop moving in Chapter 18?

5. How does Francis describe Noemí's relationship to High Place in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What important information does Francis give Noemí at end of Chapter 21?

4. What strange dream does Noemí have in Chapter 14?

5. What does Virgil reveal about the Doyle bloodline in Chapter 22?

6. What happens to Noemí when she returns to her room after the wedding ceremony in Chapter 24?

7. What does Noemí discover as she awakens from her dream in Chapter 17?

8. What is the “gloom,” according to Francis in Chapter 20?

9. What strange inscription does Noemí notice in the cemetery at the start of Chapter 14? Why is this inscription strange?

10. How has Howard extended the longevity of his life, as explained by Francis in Chapter 20?

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

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 3

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using a third-person perspective. How does viewing the action through a third-person perspective affect the story? How would the novel change if the story was told through the first person?

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