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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 Cleofilas’ presumed destination at the end of “Woman Hollering Creek”?
2. What is Juan Pedro said to do in public by the narrator?
3. What Spanish phrase from the story translates to “my darling”?
4. Felice tells Cleofilas that she used to have what kind of car?
5. Felice asks Cleofilas as they drive out of town, “Did you ever notice how nothing around here is named after” what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Cleofilas compare Juan Pedro to the male stars of the telenovelas?
2. What kind of support does Soledad offer to Cleofilas in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
3. What is Cleofilas’ reply when Juan Pedro asks her why she is anxious about seeing the doctor?
4. What is the subject of “Woman Hollering Creek”? Into what genre would you categorize the story?
5. How is the myth of La Llorona described historically? What character is La Llorona similar to in the telenovelas described in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
6. In what ways does the story “Woman Hollering Creek” reflect the life of author Sandra Cisneros?
7. Describe the narrative style of “Woman Hollering Creek.” How does the language in the story reinforce its themes?
8. How is the character of Soledad described in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
9. How does Cleofilas compare her life to the lives of the heroines of the telenovelas?
10. How do dreams and reality contrast in Cleofilas’ marriage to Juan Pedro in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the plot structure and the use of flashbacks and flash-forwards in the narrative of “Woman Hollering Creek.” Why does the author choose to relate the story in this manner? How do these transitions in time and place impact the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss one example of simile, metaphor, and personification (each) in “Woman Hollering Creek.” How is the creek itself described in the story? What are ways that personification is used to describe the creek or other aspects of the setting? What purpose does imagery serve in the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the concept of “cultural hybridization” and its influences on the writers of Chicano literature. In what ways does this genre of literature differ from that of other minorities in the West? How is this concept illustrated in “Woman Hollering Creek”? How does the concept apply to Cleofilas in the story?
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