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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. What is inside the box Howard gives to Noemí and Francis in Chapter 24?
3. In Chapter 22, Noemí is forced to write a letter to whom?
4. What does Catalina ask Noemí to do at the start of Chapter 16?
5. According to Noemí in Chapter 23, what is Francis not?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information does Noemí learn about Dr. Cummins in Chapter 21?
2. What happens when Noemí attempts to escape High Place at the start of Chapter 21?
3. What information does Francis give to Noemí in Chapter 23?
4. How does Virgil react to Catalina’s situation at the end of Chapter 13? What promise does Noemí make?
5. Why is it impossible for Noemí to leave High Place, according to Virgil at the end of Chapter 18? What does he ask her to do?
6. What does Francis want Noemí to do in Chapter 14? Why does she refuse?
7. How does Howard appear in Chapter 19? What is Noemí forced to do?
8. What strange dream does Noemí have in Chapter 14?
9. What important information does Francis give Noemí at end of Chapter 21?
10. What myth does Noemí read in Chapter 18? How do the story’s events mirror what is happening at High Place?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay defining womanhood from the perspective of Noemí. What does it mean to be a woman, according to Noemí? How do the choices she makes reflect these values?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
What do you think the future has in store for Noemí, Francis, and Catalina after the close of the novel? Predict their futures based on their thoughts and actions over the course of the novel.
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