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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. In Chapter 7, what is the name of the Schmidt-Engler hotel?

2. In Chapter 10, how old does Violeta say she was when divorce became legal in her country?

3. What does Fabian's father own?

4. How long after the Spanish flu struck Europe and the U.S., does it reach where Violeta's family live in South America?

5. How old was Marko Kusanovic when he emigrated from Croatia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Violetta describe her Aunt Pilar?

2. Why does Arsenio commit suicide?

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

4. How does Violeta spend the summer of her 13th year?

5. When is Violeta born?

6. What is the only way out of a marriage in the 1940s?

7. What does Fabian become known for?

8. What happens to the Del Valle finances after the market collapse in October 1929?

9. Who is Miss Taylor and how does she deal with Violeta's temper tantrums?

10. What does Violeta reveal about Marko Kusanovic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violeta ignores politics for a long time. Why does Violeta ignore politics for a long time? What causes her to begin to pay attention to politics? How does she begin to understand the real-life impact of politics?

Essay Topic 2

Torito comes begging for food at the Del Valle home, and he ends up staying and working with the family. How is the relationship between Torito and the Del Valle family mutually beneficial?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the main setting in Violeta? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

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