View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years does Josephine work as an English teacher at a girls' school?

2. What day of the week was Violeta born?

3. In Chapter 4, how much does Miss Taylor weigh?

4. How old is Miss Josephine Taylor when she comes to be Violeta's governess?

5. About how many women attend the bridal shower for one of the Del Valle nieces in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. When is Violeta born?

2. What does Violeta reveal about Marko Kusanovic?

3. How social is Maria Gracia in Chapter 2?

4. Why does the Spanish flu not take Arsenio Del Valle by surprise?

5. Why does Arsenio commit suicide?

6. How does Fabian's family feel about his interest in Violeta?

7. Where do the Del Valle's go after Arsenio kills himself and they lose everything?

8. What happens to a man who tries to rape Violeta in Chapter 6?

9. Who is Julian Bravo?

10. What conversation does Violeta have with her aunts about Fabian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In South America in the 1920s, women were supposed to stay at home and tend to their homes and children. How do Pilar and Teresa flaunt gender roles?

Essay Topic 2

In Violeta, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Violeta begins teaching the poor and indigenous peoples with the Rivases. How does the teaching Violeta does with Lucinda and Abel influence her character and change her outlook?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 898 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample