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 seems to puzzle Teresina Cortez?

2. According to Jesus Maria, what is worse than being whipped?

3. For whom does Danny buy the item in #83?

4. What does the person in #117 think he sees regarding the statue of St. Francis?

5. What does the corporal tell his baby son every day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Big Joe fall in love with Tia Ignacia?

2. Describe the Pirate's visit to Sunday mass.

3. How do Danny and Sweets eventually connect?

4. What happens when the paisanos sell the vacuum cleaner to Torrelli?

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

6. Who is Gracie Montez?

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

8. What is the Pirate's daily ritual with his quarter and the canvas bag?

9. How do the paisanos help Teresina when the bean crop fails and she cannot feed her eight children?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Steinbeck populates Tortilla Flat with several eccentric characters. Who are the eccentrics in the novel? What makes them eccentric? Do you have a favorite eccentric in the book? Why? What makes him/her so appealing to you?

Essay Topic 2

Nature takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 3

Overall, the residents of Tortilla Flat become one big family. Describe the elements necessary to comprise a family. Explain some of the ways that the Tortilla Flat family is dysfunctional. Explain some of the ways that the Tortilla Flat family is quite normal.

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