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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 long after Camilo is born does a military coup overthrow the government?

2. What is Torito's source of income in Chapter 13?

3. How long does the investigation into Julian's tax fraud and drug trafficking take?

4. Where is Juan Martin in Chapter 17?

5. In Chapter 14, how old is Nieves when she spends her vacation alone with her father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What time does Aunt Pia get to spend with Juan Martin?

3. In Chapter 18, when Juan Martin leaves with Torito, what does Violeta think of his chances?

4. How does Violeta get Juan Martin out of the capital in Chapter 18?

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

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

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

8. What business does Violeta pursue in Chapter 19?

9. How are Jose Antonio's last years?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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