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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. Why does Dolores hide Les Miserables in the walls of her house?

2. What has Jeanette returned from in Chapter 6?

3. Whose men does Dolores fear will come to her home at night and make her dig her own grave?

4. Which character's marriage is said to be "on life support" (118)?

5. Why does Roberto originally not want Gloria as a maid?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Nancy treat Ana and Gloria when they first started working for her?

2. What does Carmen hear coming from her neighbor's house as she prepares for Thanksgiving? What does Carmen think of her neighbor?

3. What did Jeanette learn from Carmen about why Cubans might hide their possessions within their walls?

4. What does Jeanette tell Carmen her problem is after she assures Jeanette that nobody knows about her "problems" (103)?

5. How did Dolores kill Daniel? Who knew about it but never said anything?

6. When did Nancy give Gloria a raise in Chapter 7?

7. Why does Maydelis spend time with El Aleman at the start of Chapter 8? What does she hope might come of their relationship?

8. In what ways does Jeanette try to prove to Mario that she is not like other girls in Chapter 11?

9. Why did Daniel leave Dolores and the children at the start of Chapter 10? How did she feel about his departure?

10. Describe Isabel's husband in Chapter 11?

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

Write an essay discussing the various settings and time periods in Of Women and Salt. In what ways does each different time period and setting connect the stories and develop the themes of gender, violence, identity, and secrets?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of secrets within Of Women and Salt. Discuss the secrets some of the characters kept and examine why they kept these secrets.

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