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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. With whom do Maria and Antonio live after they get married?
2. Which presidential administration is arguing to increase the number of days a child can be detained if with a parent?
3. In Chapter 1, in what way does Maria Isabel's work impact her physically?
4. What happens if two burrowing parakeets are separated?
5. Where does Maria Isabel work in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do readers learn about Mario's father in Chapter 2?
2. What do readers learn of Jeanette's relationship with Mario at the beginning of Chapter 2? How does he feel when she calls him?
3. What does Antonio read about cigar factory workers in La Aurora at the start of Chapter 1? What does Antonio say this means?
4. Why did Maria and her mother hide in their house for four days? What did Maria find when she finally left?
5. What does Gloria tell Ana about her father?
6. What does Jeanette do when she sees Ana get dropped off at her house? What does she learn about Ana?
7. What was Jeanette's technique for trying to find someone to buy her and her friend cigarettes?
8. What does Johnson say and do when Jeanette asks him to buy her cigarettes?
9. When Gloria worries about returning to El Salvador, why does she wonder if her fears would be considered "credible" (63)?
10. What does Mario cry about over the phone with Jeanette? What does she keep a secret about their relationship?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the male characters in Of Women and Salt. Include thoughts on how these character delve the plot and convey the themes of gender, violence, identity, and secrets.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining the book Les Miserables as a symbol in Of Women and Salt. In what stories and scenes does the book appear? What is the context? How does the book develop the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Choose two characters from Of Women and Salt and discuss their similarities and differences.
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