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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. Who was Tata?
2. Paula is eventually moved from intensive care to ___________________.
3. What did Tio give Allende on her ninth birthday?
4. Where was Allende's home at the time?
5. What does Tata believe that Allende is lacking?
Short Essay Questions
1. What definitive news does Allende receive about Paula's condition?
2. What are the details of transporting Paula to San Francisco and what is her medical state during the transfer?
3. Who is Tio Ramon?
4. Explain the courtship between Allende and her first husband, Michael.
5. What is Paula's condition at this point in time?
6. 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?
7. How do Allende and Ernesto both let go of Paula?
8. What topic does Allende turn to during the dark days of waiting at the hospital in Spain?
9. What are the circumstances that bring Allende back in contact with her father and his side of the family?
10. Compare Allende's physical surroundings with her internal state.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe some of the settings for the novel. Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events.
Essay Topic 2
As a young girl, Allende loved to escape her world through reading and telling stories and this becomes an important theme throughout the book. Name at least two other themes in the journal entries and cite two examples for each to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
The relationship of mothers and daughters is of obvious importance to Allende. Briefly describe the relationship between Paula and her mother. What lessons did her mother impart to her that become invaluable in her own relationship with her daughter, Paula? Explain.
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