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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. How old is Nieves when she rescues Teresa from a fire?

2. In Chapter 15, what is Jaun Martin studying at the National University?

3. In Chapter 16, where do Julian, Violeta, and Nieves stay?

4. After a priest finds a mass grave, who does the cardinal take to investigate in Chapter 21?

5. In Chapter 15, how many months after Violeta stops seeing Julian does he find someone else to manage his business?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where and how does Violeta reunite with Nieves in Chapter 17?

2. How does Violeta learn that Torito was killed and buried in a mass grave?

3. Who gets left behind in the house at Santa Clara during the earthquake, and who saves her?

4. In Chapter 14, how does Nieves spend time with Julian?

5. Who is Harald Fiske, and how does he become a part of life at Santa Clara?

6. In Chapter 15, how does Violeta finally break with Julian?

7. How long does it take Violeta to finally learn what happened to Juan Martin?

8. How is Violeta able to become Camilo's guardian and taken him back to her country?

9. What does Julian do two months after Violeta refuses to help him and how does Violeta feel about that in Chapter 15?

10. What happens at Santa Clara during the 1960 earthquake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Josephine Taylor comes to South America to be Violeta’s governess. How does Josephine come to fit into the De Valle household? Why are the De Valle’s the closest thing Josephine has to a family?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Allende use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

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