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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Loreto's house constructed of?

2. How do the Foxyes become wealthy?

3. What is the north wall of Loreto's house almost exclusively made out of?

4. What's on the make-believe window in Loreto's house?

5. At the end of what month does Loreto die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Describe Lorenzo Linares. Do you like the character? Why?

2) Describe Vate, the friend of Lorenzo. How is he similar and how different from Linares.

3) Who is Manuel and what happens to him?

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Describe the character, Don Mario de Cocuch, his appearance, character and background. Do you like the character? Why or why not?

Part 2) Describe the character, Mrs. de Cocuch, her appearance, character and background. What is your opinion of the character?

Part 3) Describe the unusual fastidiousness of the de Cocuchs, their clothing, habits of personal hygiene, their bathroom and behavior there.

Choose two of the three options to write about.

Essay Topic 3

1) Choose your favorite character in the book and write about him or her. Tell why you chose that character.

2) What does Mendez' Jes's say the eighth deadly sin is? Do you agree of not agree? Why?

3) Name the nicknames of four characters in the book and tell which character they belong to.

Choose two of the three topics to write on.

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