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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Magda give up when she decides she cannot be with Jaime?

2. What does Jaime do in one of his letters to Magda?

3. Why is Magda fearful of seeing Marco?

4. What happens to Emilia in prison?

5. What is the occupation of Peter Wentworth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This novel draws a lot of inspiration from true events and even brings in historical characters. Discuss the use of historical characters in this novel (Geoffrey Jackson, Dan Mitrione and Che Guevara). What do these real-life men add to the fictional novel? Does it seem likely that Magda would be involved with each one of them? Why or why not? What is the author's reasoning in drawing in real-life people to a fictional story? Cite specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Pick one of the following topics to write about, using examples from the text to support your arguments.

1) The secondary subplot of Cora and how it fills in the gaps of Magda's story.

2) Gabriela's use of mysticism and how it connects her more fully to the people around her.

3) Josefa's story of the moon and mate and how it relates to the main story.

Essay Topic 3

One of the motifs of this novel is the transition of the traditional woman (wife and mother) into something more modern and independent. Write an essay based on that thesis. Cite specific examples and incidents from the book to support the thesis.

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