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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. From whose point of view is Chapter 9, "People Like That," written?
2. Who told Jeanette women always need to have "presencia" (174)?
3. Why does Carmen's family think she does not speak to her mother?
4. Why do they have to walk ten minutes to find a phone after the car breaks down?
5. What does Isabel's husband tell Jeanette after giving her a $50 tip?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Isabel's husband in Chapter 11?
2. How did Jeanette and Mario meet? Why did he move in with her?
3. Why did Ana realize later that she could have gotten away with taking the money Nancy hid in the floorboard to pay for treatment?
4. In what ways does Jeanette try to prove to Mario that she is not like other girls in Chapter 11?
5. 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?
6. Who is Mario? How is Carmen feeling about having him over for Thanksgiving?
7. In what ways was life different for Gloria after moving to Mexico?
8. 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?
9. Who is Reinaldo? How does he help Maydelis and Jeanette in Chapter 8?
10. When did Nancy give Gloria a raise in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the structure of Of Women and Salt. How does the structure of the novel impact your understanding of the themes and characters?
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
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?
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