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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. Describe Chalito's coffin.

2. What was Tony Baba's wife like?

3. What does Loreto buy with the money he makes?

4. How often did Mr. and Mrs. Baba bathe?

5. What is Vate afraid of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are bichigetters?

2. What happens to Chayo Cuamea's eldest son, Chayito, and whose godson is he?

3. Give a short description of Chayo Cuamea.

4. Describe Kite. ( Ffor instance: what does he look like, do all the time and what was his former occupation?)

5. Who does Loreto run into in the first scene in the book?

6. Describe General Cajetes.

7. Describe Rudolph Smith Jr.

8. Who is Chalito and what is his sad fate?

9. What is Manuel's other name and what happens to him in the desert?

10. How is the theme of hypocrisy handled in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Who is Elpidio? What happens to him?

2) Whom did Cuamea marry after the war? Whom did his wife resemble? How many children did they have?

3) How does Cuamea raise his children? What is the name of the first child to die? How does he die?

Choose two of the topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) Describe the desert as it is portrayed in the book

2) Give five reasons why you like or dislike the writing style of Miguel Mendez.

3) What do Dona Reginalda and Carlos do to La Malquerida?

Choose two of these topics to write on.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Describe the character, "La Malquerida". Why was she given that name?

Part 2) Describe the character Tony Baba. What might make the reader dislike him?

Part 3) Describe the character, Chalito, his appearance, character and fate. Why is he such a tragic character?

Choose two of the three options to write on.

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