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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. To where do Caridad and her horse move?

2. What sort of shop does Sofi run?

3. Which of the following was not one of Don Domingo's compulsions?

4. Which of the following is not one of the common ailments Felicia teaches Caridad about?

5. How much is the admission fee to Ojo Caliente?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony in the fact that Esperanza is taken as a prisoner overseas?

2. Do you think Caridad and Esmeralda die? Why or why not?

3. Describe the trances Caridad begins to experience in Chapter 2 and the specific things she foresees.

4. What happens when Francisco finds Caridad alone in the cave?

5. Describe Francisco's infatuation with Caridad.

6. What happens when Felicia rents out Caridad's trailer?

7. Castillo includes the quote at the end of Chapter 5: "Poor Mexico! So Far From God, and so close to the United States." What do you think this quote means?

8. What role does the Lady in Blue play in La Loca's final days?

9. Describe the cooperative that Sofi and her neighbor develop.

10. Why is Sofi raising four daughters alone? What role does the girls' father play in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Delaney and Candidó. How are their lives different? How are the characters the same?

Essay Topic 2

Distinguish between tone and mood as used in literature, and then compare and contrast the tone and mood of Castillo's story.

Essay Topic 3

Kyra and América are two women in the same town, yet are very different in numerous ways. Compare and contrast the two female characters by using specific examples from Boyle's book.

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