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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 4, who is the main person of interest for Andrés?

2. In Chapter 2, what is the primary reason for the settlement of different groups in the town?

3. In Chapter 10, what does Andrés confront Paul about?

4. In Chapter 2, how long does Rosario try to get pregnant?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Álvaro give to Andrés before he visits Simone?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what happened on Halloween to Andrés and his friends? Who were the assailants?

2. In Chapter 6, what does Andrés think of his own racial identity, and why does he feel that way?

3. In Chapter 3, how does Andrés feel about his past behavior towards Nicole and what does he feel the need to do about it?

4. In Chapter 1, does Andrés's attire suggest about his character?

5. In Chapter 6, how does Andrés cope with the discomfort of being different, and what are the implications of his coping mechanisms?

6. In Chapter 1, what might Andrés's decision to attend the reunion indicate about his character?

7. In Chapter 5, what is the significance of the music stopping at the reunion?

8. In Chapter 7, what does the description of the mother's appearance reveal about her personality and character? How does her appearance change throughout the story?

9. In Chapter 8, what does Andrés think about the pastoral scenery at the hospital?

10. In Chapter 3, how does Andrés react to the introduction from Nicole?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does the cemetery play in the narrator's grieving process? How does it differ for the narrator and their mother?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 16, how does the protagonist’s experience with Marco’s infidelity affect his view of relationships, and what does he hope to gain from imagining himself and Marco as ninety-year-olds?

Essay Topic 3

How are Andrés's encounters with old companions in Chapters 1, 3, and 5 used by the author?

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