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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. At what beach do Selena and Frank find Anita’s uncle?

2. From which of the following is indigo made?

3. In what country had Samuel and Nadine bought silver?

4. From which city does Selena’s erstwhile fiancé come?

5. Where does Selena suggest starting the search for Anita’s mother in El Salvador?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anita’s father die?

2. Why does Selena note being invested in Anita’s case?

3. Why does Selena remark Anita has been extended some leniency by the judge hearing her case?

4. Why does Leticia abstain from politics?

5. How do the protests operate in which Edu takes part?

6. Why does Samuel note Anita could become a concert pianist?

7. What accident befell Anita and her sister?

8. What history does Leticia find for Samuel’s home?

9. Why does Gómez invite Selena in?

10. Why does Anita note that invisibility is useful?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What character is the protagonist of The Wind Knows My Name? How does the novel support such an assertion?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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