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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. When was Beatriz's father executed?
2. At the end of Chapter 23, how many more letters from suitors did Francisco bring home for Carmen?
3. What was the name of the new Catholic priest in Chapter 34?
4. At the end of Chapter 2, what scent does Francisco Junior search for?
5. In Chapter 1, when were a baby's cries heard?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 21, how were Sinforosa's sons doing after the Spanish flu?
2. Where did Francisco realize in Chapter 35 that Simonopio had been and why?
3. How did Nana Reja become a wet nurse?
4. Why did Beatriz cry when Francisco brought her sewing machine to LaFlorida?
5. What trouble did Francisco have speaking, and how did his parents get him to speak Spanish?
6. What was waiting for Francisco at the post office?
7. In Chapter 30, who did Espiricueta believe was following him?
8. What did Simonopio do after Lupita's death, and why did he return?
9. Where was Nana Reja found in Chapter 4, what was she carrying, and why did she go for a walk?
10. What was Simonopio's first night in the shed like in Chapter 27?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. What is the overall mood of The Murmur of Bees?
Essay Topic 2
Beatriz went through a process of grieving her husband. How much time did Beatriz spend in a daze and allowing other people to make decisions for her after her husband’s death? What made her realize that she had to be strong? Was Beatriz able to heal after her husband’s death?
Essay Topic 3
The author used the stream of consciousness point of view as Francisco was dying. How did the author use Francisco’s internal monologue and stream of conscious to depict Francisco’s thoughts and feelings? How did the use of stream of consciousness enable readers to understand Francisco’s dying thoughts?
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