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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 does Juan discover has become of the money his mother received from his murder confession?

2. Is the strike successful?

3. What is the name of the mine where Juan and Epitacio work in Arizona?

4. What excuse does Epitacio give Juan for leaving him back in Douglas, Arizona when they were younger?

5. Why does Luisa refuse to go to Salvador and Lupe's wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Don Victor bring back from the lowlands regarding Sophia?

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

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

4. How does Salvador ask Lupe for her hand in marriage?

5. What do the two men that stole Juan's money do to his car the day of the Cinco de Mayo parade?

6. How does Salvador react when a friend who refused to lend him money when he needed it stops by his house a few days before the wedding?

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

8. Why does Dona Margarita not want Domingo to be the one to ask for Lupe's hand in marriage on behalf of Salvador?

9. What does Lupe tell her mother about her feelings for Mark and Salvador?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Define a protagonist and an antagonist and their roles in a piece of literary fiction. Please provide two examples of of protagonists in this story and state who their antagonist is, and what the situation/relationship of opposition is between the protagonist and the antagonist you choose.

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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