Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Maria and the other workers do when Antonio is escorted out of the factory?
2. Who is Aurelia?
3. What were Jeanette and her friend looking for when they went to the gas station?
4. Who goes to look for Antonio at the end of Chapter 1 after Maria gives birth?
5. What does Portenos accuse Antonio of when he reads a letter from Victor Hugo to Emilia Casanova de Villaverde?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Jeanette's technique for trying to find someone to buy her and her friend cigarettes?
2. What does Gloria tell Ana about her father?
3. How does Maria Isabel feel about getting married?
4. In what country is Maria Isabel in Chapter 1? What year is it? What does she do for work?
5. What does Antonio read about cigar factory workers in La Aurora at the start of Chapter 1? What does Antonio say this means?
6. How did Jeanette begin to compare Johson to her father while at the club after a few drinks?
7. What is the maximum amount of time children are supposed to be detained for? How is the Obama administration trying to change that according to Chapter 3?
8. Why does Johnson not want to call the cops when they find the dead body? What do they do after?
9. Who is Don Geronimo? Why did Maria hide Antonio's gifts from him?
10. How did Jeanette end up with a condom in her purse when she was younger? Who gave it to her, and how did she feel when her mother found it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing the imagery used in Of Women and Salt. Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
Essay Topic 2
Pick a character from Of Women and Salt and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters' goals? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring the central purpose of Of Women and Salt. What response do you think the author, Gabriela Garcia, hoped to get from her readers? Do you think she was successful? Why or why not?
|
This section contains 797 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
