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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. What is Mexico City?

2. How does Ibarra devote himself?

3. How does Rodrigo Pola feel at the party?

4. For what does Rodgrigo's mother long?

5. Upon what does Robles reflect?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Norma use to get far in life?

2. What does Robles learn from being in the military?

3. About what does Robles talk with Ixca?

4. How does Ixca try to help Rodrigo Pola?

5. How does Rodrigo spend his time as a young student?

6. What does Gervasio tell the men when they continue to run through scenarios and their possible outcomes?

7. How does Ixca describe Mexico?

8. What does the quick portrait of Gladys Garcia show?

9. What does Norma vow?

10. How is the mother-son bond broken between Rosenda and Rodrigo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rodrigo represents what the narrator presents as a typical Mexican conundrum.

Part 1) What is this conundrum?

Part 2) What does Rodrigo symbolize?

Part 3) How is this related to Question 2?

Essay Topic 2

Norma has used her beauty to advance herself in the social world.

Part 1) What has she accomplished through her beauty?

Part 2) What must Norma do to keep her status?

Part 3) Is she successful in her conquests? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Federico Robles comes to make life choices so different from other men in the novel.

Part 1) Who is Federico Robles?

Part 2) What life choices has he made?

Part 3) How do his decisions differ from other men in the story?

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