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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 does Juan Pedro demand that each course of dinner be served?

2. What Spanish phrase in the narrative translates to “bad luck”?

3. Seguin, Texas is located in what county?

4. Cleofilas imagines that she will wear outfits like what television star once she lives in America?

5. What is the name of Cleofilas’ neighbor to the right when she lives near Woman Hollering Creek?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the character of Soledad described in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

2. How is Cleofilas’ relationship with Trini described in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

3. Who is getting married in the opening of “Woman Hollering Creek”? How are the cultural details of the event described?

4. How does Cleofilas go about convincing Juan Pedro to take her to the doctor? What promises does she make?

5. What kind of support does Soledad offer to Cleofilas in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

6. How does the narrator describe the setting where Cleofilas and Juan Pedro live after marrying?

7. Why are the telenovelas important to Cleofilas in “Woman Hollering Creek”? How do they inform Cleofilas’ identity?

8. Where does Juan Pedro promise to take Cleofilas to obtain her wedding dress? Why does he want to marry quickly?

9. How are the roles of women defined by the society in which Cleofilas lives in the story?

10. How does Juan Pedro behave toward Cleofilas after he has beaten her for the first time? What is Cleofilas’ response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism and imagery surrounding Dolores’ garden in the story. What is ironic about the narrator’s descriptions of the flowers? What do these flowers represent to Dolores? What do they represent to Cleofilas?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of Seguin, Texas. What are the history, culture, and geography like in this setting? How populous is Seguin when Cleofilas arrives with Juan Pedro? How is the economy of the region depicted?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the mythology of La Llorona and its symbolic significance in “Woman Hollering Creek.” Why does the author choose to use allusion to this myth? How does the myth relate to the story’s themes? How do the characters of each story relate?

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