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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 Dona Margarita tell Salvador she needs to do right as the ceremony is about to start?

2. What horrible act do Pedro and Jose do to their teacher?

3. Who does the priest accidentally call "Maria", while asking for Lupe's hand in marriage?

4. Who comes to bail Salvador out of prison?

5. What is Dona Margarita doing when Salvador finds her to tell her about his engagement?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Lupe respond, verbally and emotionally, when Mark declares that he wants to marry her?

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

7. How does Juan come to learn how to make liquor?

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

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

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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