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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 position does Juan hold the first day he works at the rock quarry?

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

3. What is the one condition that Dona Guadalupe sets on the acceptance of Salvador's proposal?

4. Who is the young man who asks to walk Lupe home from the library and carry her books?

5. What area are Lupe and her sisters working in when they decide to strike?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What has Lupe told Salvador about marriage that Dona Margarita says is true?

4. What are the costs of the strike to Lupe and her sisters?

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

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

7. Where do Salvador and Lupe go off to and talk during their reception?

8. What do Pedro and Jose do to their teacher, and what punishment does Juan give them?

9. What role does Archie play at the wedding reception?

10. Why does Juan agree to a life sentence in prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please compare and contrast Lupe's relationship with Mark, and Lupe's relationship with Salvador. What are her initial feelings toward both men? Do her feelings for the men change as she spends more time with them? If so, how do her feelings change?

Essay Topic 2

What is narrative mode? Please describe the three main types of narrative mode. What narrative mode(s) are used in "Rain of Gold? Please provide an example of this narrative mode.

Essay Topic 3

Please define conflict in a literary work. What are the four types of conflict studied in class? Please define these conflicts and provide examples of two of them as evident in the novel.

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