Tortilla Flat Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 125 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Tortilla Flat Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 125 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What time of day do the paisanos usually get up?

2. Why does Cornelia vow to beat Emilio?

3. What does Danny buy for Sweets?

4. When does Danny promise to return to the location in #81?

5. To whom does the Pirate give his daily quarter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unusual about the diet of Teresina's children and the manner in which they eat?

2. How do Danny and Sweets eventually connect?

3. Why does the Pirate donate money to the church and what is the effect of this gesture on the other paisanos?

4. Who is Tia Ignacia and with which one of the paisanos does she have a romantic interlude?

5. How is the story of the corporal both pathetic and noble?

6. What does Pirate do with his dogs after he is moved by the stories of St. Francis in church?

7. What do the paisanos do to Joe after he steals the Pirate's bag of quarters?

8. What does the story about the vacuum cleaner show about Danny's personality? How does it impact Sweets' social standing create justified anger in Torrelli?

9. Describe the sad life of Tall Bob Smoke.

10. Who is Petey Ravanno and what is his relationship with Gracie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The paisanos are a band of homeless men who live together in Danny's house. Why do Danny and the boys become like a family after awhile? How do they exhibit behaviors inherent in families? What lessons is Steinbeck trying to teach about the various ways that families can be created, outside of the obvious biological combinations?

Essay Topic 2

Steinbeck uses beautifully descriptive language in the book to help his readers see his world from his perspective. Without referring to the book, describe Tortilla Flat. Now, describe Monterey, using only your recall of Steinbeck's descriptions. How do you visualize the California coast now that you have read Steinbeck's TORTILLA FLAT.

Essay Topic 3

How does Steinbeck use the literary technique of local color in Tortilla Flat? What elements comprise local color? Give some examples of the local color in Tortilla Flat establishments. In the characters. In the events.

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