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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 Noemí in Chapter 23, what is Francis not?

2. Who visits Noemí in her room at the end of Chapter 24?

3. What sort of activity does Noemí plan to have with Catalina at the start of Chapter 13?

4. According to Francis in Chapter 14, what is the source of Catalina’s misery?

5. What does Catalina ask Noemí to do at the start of Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information does Noemí learn about Dr. Cummins in Chapter 21?

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

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

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

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

7. What is odd about the marriage, as explained at the start of Chapter 24?

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

9. Describe the marriage ceremony that occurs in Chapter 24.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Noemí experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does she change and in what ways does she remain the same? By the novel’s end, is she better for these changes? What makes you say this? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

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