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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 animal moves into the trailer as well?

2. Who arranges to have the horse's body delivered to Sofi?

3. Which of Caridad's abilities has fully developed?

4. Where is Caridad found by Francisco El Penitente?

5. What does Domingo do when he begs for Sofi's forgiveness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sofi feel as if she is a prisoner in her own house?

2. How does the author use humor in Chapter 1?

3. Describe the differences between Felicia and Doctor Tolentino as well as their relationship.

4. How is La Loca's death foreshadowed in Chapter 14?

5. Elaborate on the scene in which Caridad falls in love for the first time since Memo.

6. What effect does Fe's death have on Sofi and Domingo?

7. What does Helena know about the town she and Maria are in when they stop at the gas station?

8. By the end of the novel, what has Sofi lost and gained?

9. Why do Fe and Casimiro decide to have a small wedding?

10. As shown when La Loca is on her deathbed, what impact did her resurrection as a young child have on people living in her area?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was the sexual assault on Caridad foreshadowed in the earlier part of the book? Did you expect her to be attacked? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Castillo uses a great deal of imagery in her book, particularly when using magical realism. What specific examples of imagery did Castillo include? How does this imagery add to the readers' experience of the story?

Essay Topic 3

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

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