View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tata believe that Allende is lacking?

2. What did Allende's mother do to make some extra money?

3. Isabel Allende is a native of what country?

4. How old is Allende when she returns to Tata's house from Lebanon?

5. Where does Ernesto's father return to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the positive and negative effects of Salvador Allende's election to president of Chile?

2. How does Allende's distress about Paula exhibit in dreams?

3. What does Allende recall about the political unrest in Lebanon where the family was living in the late 1950s?

4. What was the result of Allende's affair?

5. Why did Allende and her family have such a difficult time adapting to life in Caracas?

6. What scandal forces Allende to resign her job from a children's television show?

7. Explain the spiritual connection Allende has with Paula at this time.

8. How did Shakespeare's plays influence Allende's writing?

9. What accommodations have been made for Paula in Allende's home?

10. Compare Allende's physical surroundings with her internal state.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Allende is a creative woman who lives an unconventional life. Do you think Allende could indulge her idiosyncrasies because her family's lifestyle allowed it? Or would Allende have found some outlet for her quirkiness regardless of her station in life? How much is financial status an issue in living the life that one pleases as opposed to the life one is obligated to live?

Essay Topic 2

What was the nature of the military takeover in Chile in the 1970s? Explain the political climate as well as the impact of the military coups on average citizens like Allende and her family. What is Allende's view on this time period in her life?

Essay Topic 3

Describe some of the settings for the novel. Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,029 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample