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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. What comes to Comala after Susana's death?
2. How does Fulgor try to deal with the accusations of murder against Miguel?
3. Who is supposedly killed El Tilcuate?
4. What does don Pedro and Susana do together when they are young?
5. When Justina is in the marketplace, what is her complaint?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens during Father Rentería's confession?
2. What does Justina tell Susana she is going to tell don Pedro when he comes?
3. Why do Angeles and Fausta think Susana doesn't need confess her sins?
4. What frustrates don Pedro about Susana?
5. Why is Villalpando in such a bad mood?
6. Why don't the men of Comala come to the marketplace?
7. How does Fulgor compare Miguel to don Pedro?
8. Why does don Pedro want Susana's father to disappear in the mines?
9. Why does Susana reject Father Rentería in her last living moments?
10. What does Gerardo's wife tell him before he visits don Pedro?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sorrow is seen as an omnipresent and necessary part of life in Comala. Explain the characters' experience of sorrow in each of the following examples:
- Susana's mourning of Florencio
- Dorotea's sorrow over her unborn child
- Pedro's mourning over Susana
- Abundio's mourning over his wife
What are the consequences of each of these losses? How does the sorrow affect the lives of the ones left living? Would you agree that sorrow is necessary in life? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Rulfo uses the historical context of the 1910-1920 Mexican Civil War to frame his novel. Based on what you learn about the Revolution and on your reading of the novel, do you think this revolution is a true revolution of the peasants or is it based on other less lofty ideals? Explain Pedro's, El Tilcuate's and Father Rentería's role in the Revolution. What does each of their roles in the Revolution reveal about their character?
Essay Topic 3
Juan's descent into Comala is like an ascension into hell. Later the reader learns that Comala's dead remain in the town as a purgatory. Select three of the following characters and explain why their ghosts are stuck in Comala:
- Dorotea
- Eduviges
- Susana
- Juan
- Abundio
Address how each of their stories help the reader learn more about Pedro and his life.
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