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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. In Chapter 69, how long did Francisco know that it would have taken to plant the trees if Espiricueta had first come to help?

2. At what time did Beatriz panic when his husband and son had not returned?

3. What happened to the rifle Francisco gave his son?

4. At the end of Chapter 86, from what lesson did Beatriz plan to recover?

5. What creature ran across Simonopio's path as he ran in Chapter 68?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 94, why did Simonopio not respond to Francisco Junior's call for him to go to Monterrey?

2. What did Simonopio reveal about the murders?

3. How did Linares change during the time Francisco Junior was gone?

4. What was Francisco Junior's condition when Simonopio reached him?

5. How did Ronda sing under water?

6. How long did it take Beatriz to get back on her feet, and what inspired her to do so?

7. Why was Espiricueta prevented from killing Francisco Junior?

8. What does Francisco Junior tell Nico in Chapter 100?

9. In Chapter 91, what was given away and what was taken by the Morales family to Monterrey?

10. What happened to the Espiricuetas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What are the points of view in the book? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and people? How does the use of the two points of view provide readers with more information than the use of one point of view could provide?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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