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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 many generals are in charge after the coup?

2. In Chapter 14, where does Nieves end up living?

3. Where is Juan Martin in Chapter 17?

4. In Chapter 22, how long is it before the names of the victims from the mass grave are released?

5. How does Violeta identify Torito's remains in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Violeta suspects that Julian knew about or had a part in Torito's death, how does she get revenge?

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

3. Where is Aunt Pia buried, and how do people pay their respects?

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

5. How are Jose Antonio's last years?

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

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

8. What information does Juan Martin send VIoleta about Colonia Esperanza in Chapter 22?

9. How are Violeta and Julian held together in Chapter 14?

10. In Chapter 21, how is a mass grave in a cave found?

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

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

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?

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