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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Fe take a new job after working at the bank?

2. What does Sofi accuse her neighbor of being?

3. What do people speak about at the procession?

4. Who told La Loca that Esperanza was dead?

5. Who abducts Esmeralda?

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

Castillo's story presents sisters that appear to be very different from one another. Compare and contrast Sofi's four daughters to one another. How are their worldviews different? How are they the same? Be sure to use specific examples from your reading.

Essay Topic 3

If you could choose one of Castillo's characters to be identified as the tragic hero/ine, who would it be and why? Do you think this particular character is more of a tragic hero than other characters? What is it about the character that helps him or her to be defined this way?

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