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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 did Makina’s brother not answer this person's question?
2. What did Makina’s brother’s first note home say?
3. Which of the four places with the same name does Makina want?
4. What does Makina’s brother say made him confident about taking this job?
5. How does the narrator describe Makina and her brother’s feelings when they walk out of the office?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Makina say she found her brother?
2. What is it about the people she meets in the city that excites Makina?
3. Who does Makina meet at the army base before she meets her brother?
4. How does the narrator describe Makina's transition from one city to the next?
5. How does Makina find the boy from the bus?
6. What does Makina’s brother say happened to him after he went to the land?
7. What happened when Makina’s brother came back from the war?
8. What is Makina’s reaction when she sees her brother?
9. What does Makina find at the address she has been traveling toward?
10. How does Makina’s brother describe his experience of war?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Herrera describe American culture in Signs Preceding the End of the World? Is he critical and judgmental? Is he aiming for truth and accuracy? What does his depiction of American culture accomplish?
Essay Topic 2
Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the title of Signs Preceding the End of the World as a map to the experiences contained in the book. What is the ‘end of the world,’ in Makina’s experience? What are the ‘signs’ that preceded it? How does the ambiguity or playfulness in the title affect your experience reading the book?
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