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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ixca say about Norma?

2. Where does Roberto Regules meet his partners?

3. To where does Mercedes move?

4. When does Betina begin to remold Jamie to fit the norms of the city?

5. What do Gabriel and his friends do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

ixca give a highly metaphorical, philosophical speech to Pola.

Part 1) What is this sacrifice?

Part 2) What does he say is one's destiny?

Part 3) What is Pola's reaction to this speech?

Essay Topic 2

Ixca's mother, Teodula, demands a sacrifice to save the poor people of Mexico City.

Part 1) What is this sacrifice?

Part 2) Why is this the sacrifice?

Part 3) Does this sacrifice, in fact, save the people? 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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