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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. Which of the following does Leticia’s father grow in El Salvador?

2. In what year was Dollfuss assassinated?

3. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

4. What food does Anita value that Edu makes?

5. In what apartment does Volker live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Anita assert Azabahar is located?

5. How does Rudolph explain to Peter his people’s predilection for education?

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

7. How does the novel report the English handle the German war efforts against them?

8. Why does Leticia avoid discussing her background with people in the United States?

9. How does Nadine introduce herself to Samuel?

10. What motivation does Frank note for his firm’s interest in the Magnolia Project?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the ethics of Leticia's review of Nadine's diaries. Is she right to undertake the project? How or how not?

Essay Topic 2

Assuming that The Wind Knows My Name should be standard reading for a given class and level, what class and what level? Why that class and why that level? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

How does the reputation of Selena’s grandmother and the actions she takes that support it influence your understanding of the novel?

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