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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. From which of the following does Leticia suffer?

2. Which of the following types of crystal had Nadine had in her trousseau?

3. In what year is Camille born?

4. How old is Volker when he leaves military service?

5. The women in Samuel’s first foster-family work in a factory making which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Frank’s specific assignment with Anita?

2. How does Anita describe her guardian angel?

3. How does Anita tell her sister to respond when she feels like crying?

4. Why is Samuel compelled to argue in favor of taking his violin to England?

5. How does Volker mark the end of World War I?

6. For what reasons is Samuel exempted from military service?

7. How does Nadine demonstrate her fellowship with her community in London?

8. Why does Nadine thrill at the revelation of Samuel’s ancestry?

9. Why is Rudolph’s assistant surprised that he closes his office early?

10. How does Rudolph attempt to ease the sense of foreboding he feels at the beginning of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first- and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does The Wind Knows My Name bear as much out?

Essay Topic 2

The novel remarks that many Central and South American countries suffered massive social upheaval in the 1970s and 1980s. Why, then, does El Salvador receive focus? That is, how does the specific focus on El Salvador shape the novel, or, how would the novel differ were a different Latin American country made its focus? Explain based on the text and your own experience.

Essay Topic 3

What pattern of chapter-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

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