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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. Allende bases a character in which of her books on her grandmother?

2. Why did Allende feel guilty about Paula's disease?

3. Who lures Allende into the woods for inappropriate reasons?

4. What was Michael's occupation when they married?

5. What does Allende try to force Paula's doctors to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Allende's family after the death of Meme?

3. Describe the format of the book.

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

5. What is Allende's daily routine in the hospital as she sits with Paula?

6. Describe Allende's son, Nicolas, during his teenage years in Caracas.

7. Describe Tio Ramon's infatuation with Paula.

8. How did Allende come to know Salvador Allende, the future president of Chile?

9. Allende decides to take Paula home with her to San Francisco and acknowledges that Paul's illness is the second major tragedy in her life? What does she say was the first?

10. What definitive news does Allende receive about Paula's condition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the irony of Allende's mother leaving her first husband because of scandal yet never marrying Tio Ramon with whom she lived as husband and wife. Why did she make these decisions and why is it a situation of irony? Can you cite any other examples of irony in Allende's story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the role of Tio Ramon in Allende's life. What was his impact on her life? What was the evolution of their relationship? Cite some examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think are the three main sorrows in Allende's life? Cite examples to support your answers. Explain how Allende grows from these experiences.

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