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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's mother make him promise?

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

3. When Lupe first sees Juan, what is it about him that disgusts her?

4. Where is the wedding reception held?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Religion is seen throughout the story. What role does religion play in this novel and in the lives of the characters in the story? Please provide two to four examples of the role or purpose of religion in the story and in the lives of the characters.

Essay Topic 2

Please describe what purpose tone plays in a novel, what/where tone is seen or conveyed in a novel, and provide three examples of tone in the story.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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