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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. How many chlidren had died playing on the mill wheel in Chapter 62?

2. What did Francisco fall on in Chapter 72?

3. Who did Francisco Junior's mother think should take him to school instead of Simonopio in Chapter 51?

4. In Chapter 86, how did Beatriz long to forget everything?

5. In Chapter 94, when did Simonopio take Nana Reja's rocker to their new home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Francisco Junior remember about the day he went to work the land with his father?

3. Why was Espiricueta prevented from killing Francisco Junior?

4. Why did Sinforosa move to Monterrey with Beatriz and Francisco Junior?

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

6. What happened to Francisco's money in 1928?

7. How did Francisco die?

8. What decisions did Beatriz make after her husband died, and what was her life and Francisco Junior's lives like?

9. Where did Simonopio go after he and Francisco Junior were brought back to La Amistad?

10. What did the narrator say in Chapter 61 about Francisco Junior not remembering what happened on his seventh birthday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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