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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. Why does Dona Margarita name her son Juan Salvador?

2. What is inside the metal box that Sophia finds in her fireplace?

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

4. What is Archie's wedding gift to Salvador?

5. What are the men barbecuing at the reception?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. What agreement do Archie and Juan come to in Chapter 18?

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

10. How do Archie and Domingo meet and become friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What purpose does setting have in a literary work? What are some ways or means though which setting is established in this novel? Please provide three examples of settings that can be found in this story.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the difference between major and minor characters, the purpose for each in a work of fiction, and provide three examples (if possible) for minor and major characters.

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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