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

2. What news does Don Victor bring back from the lowlands about his daughter Sophia?

3. Where does Dona Margarita decide to go in order to find her son Domingo?

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

5. What does Lupe tell her mother about her feelings toward Salvador?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the priest act when asking for Lupe's hand in marriage on behalf of Salvador?

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

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

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

5. When Juan visits his mother at church dressed like a woman, what information does she share with him?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please define what characterization is and its purpose in a literary work, as well as the two specific types of characterization reviewed in class. Give three examples from the novel of the author's use of characterization (you may use the book for this essay question). Please use specific quotes or samples from the book that show characterization.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The lack of women's rights can be seen through the strike in chapter 19, section 5. Please explain why this is a good example of the lack of women's rights, what was done in response to that lack of rights, and what the outcome of the situation was. Do you agree or disagree with the way this matter is handled?

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