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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosenda create?

2. What happens when ixca takes Norma out in a sailboat?

3. How does Rosenda respond when her son asks her whether Gervasio was good to her?

4. What does Ixca say about Norma?

5. How is little Jorges made an orphan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ixca tells Robles it is important to listen to the young, especially when one has no children.

Part 1) To what youth is Ixca referring?

Part 2) What is ironic about this?

Part 3) How do the youth's words impact Robles?

Essay Topic 2

There is some irony regarding the hero's son, Polas, and the millionaire's illegitimate son.

Part 1) What is the irony about their situations?

Part 2) With the book placing so much emphasis on origins and legacy, why is this symbolic?

Part 3) Does the author truly place emphasis on origins and legacy? Why or why not? Is background and culture necessary for success? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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