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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. In what ways does Isabel remind Jeanette of her mother?

2. Who does Ana see Nancy kissing in her driveway one day?

3. What is Maydelis's husband's occupation?

4. Where does Jeanette work at the start of Chapter 11, "The Other Girl"?

5. Who does Dolores think stole the book when she discovers it is missing a week after Jeanette takes it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Carmen want Jeanette to visit home so badly in Chapter 11? What does Jeanette say to Carmen about her relationship with Julio? How does Carmen respond?

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

4. Why did Ana realize later that she could have gotten away with taking the money Nancy hid in the floorboard to pay for treatment?

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

6. How did Jeanette and Mario meet? Why did he move in with her?

7. Why is there a Les Miserables book on the bookshelf at Dolores's house? What does Maydelis tell Jeanette about the book? Why does Jeanette take it?

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

9. Who is Reinaldo? How does he help Maydelis and Jeanette in Chapter 8?

10. In what ways was life different for Gloria after moving to Mexico?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Choose a character and discuss their role in creating conflict in the story.

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