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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 does Julian say that VIoleta looks when she is pregnant with Nieves?

2. Where does Aunt Pia die?

3. In Chapter 11, what do Julian and Violeta drink between their love making?

4. Where is Juan Martin in Chapter 17?

5. How old is Nieves when she is singing for tips at hotels and casinos?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where does Roy find Nieves in Chapter 16, and what is she doing?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Julian is not ostracized for his affair with Violeta, but she is ostracized for their affair. Why is Julian not ostracized, but Violeta is? What is revealed about double standards?

Essay Topic 2

Violeta raises Camilo after his mother dies. What type of relationship do they have? How does their relationship change as Camilo grows and becomes a man?

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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