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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mei yoo gaunchi mean in English?

2. What American poet does Hannah mention?

3. What color does the moon bathe the scene in?

4. What does Shannon say he has never had difficulty doing?

5. What does Hannah describe her relationship with Nonno like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Mexican and American culture.

1) What are the differences between the two cultures?

2) In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

3) How would the author represent Mexican culture and Mexican's if the play were released today?

Essay Topic 3

Examine sex in the play.

1) How do the characters in the play view sex?

2) What does the representation of sex say about American society in the early sixties?

3) How did the public react to the novel's representation when it was first published? How would the public react to a similar book today?

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