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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. How long does Don Victor tell the priest and Salvador it will be before he gives them an answer regarding the proposal to Lupe?

2. What does Juan's mother make him promise?

3. What does Archie want in return for helping Juan to start over with a new life and new name?

4. Which of Domingo's skills impresses Archie?

5. What do the newlyweds talk about when they sneak off to be alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances in which Lupe first sees Juan, and what does she think of him?

2. How does Salvador get out of jail in Chapter 23?

3. Why does Dona Margarita want to go to Chicago, and what do others think about this?

4. In what state does Juan find his mother when he arrives in Los Angeles?

5. What scheme does Juan try while working as a miner in Douglas, and what is the result?

6. How does Juan feel when he sees Lupe with Mark?

7. Why isn't Sophia on the ship that sinks on its voyage to America?

8. How do Salvador and Domingo end up in jail in Chapter 23?

9. What happens to Juan when two men try to take his gambling winnings in California?

10. Why does Sophia organize a strike and what is the outcome?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please explain what foreshadowing is in a literary work. Provide two examples that you believe show foreshadowing in the story "Rain of Gold". In your opinion, is foreshadowing a helpful literary technique? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Please define the two major reasons that so many Mexican residents, such as Lupe and her family, immigrated to the United States during the early 1900s. Please provide examples from the story. What are those who left Mexico for the U.S. looking for upon arriving in America? What do they find?

Essay Topic 3

Please provide a brief summary and history of Prohibition in the United States. What role does Prohibition play in this novel and which character(s) is most directly affected by Prohibition?

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