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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 the name of Cleofilas’ maid of honor at her wedding?

2. What genre of which Sandra Cisneros is associated, refers to literature written by Mexican Americans in the United States?

3. How does Cleofilas feel about Felice?

4. Describing Seguin, Texas, the narrator states “This town with its silly pride for” what “the size of a baby carriage in front of the city hall”?

5. La Llorona in "Woman Hollering Creek" represents an archetype for the woman who suffers endlessly for what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does La Llorona represent symbolically and thematically in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

3. How do the characters of Felice and Graciela help Cleofilas on her personal journey in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

4. How is the incident when Juan Pedro throws a book at Cleofilas described? What is Cleofilas’ reaction to this event?

5. How does the society presented in the story reinforce the behavior of Juan Pedro?

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

7. What is the significance of the title of “Woman Hollering Creek”?

8. What does Cleofilas consider about her name in comparison with the characters from the telenovelas?

9. How does Graciela describe Cleofilas and her condition to Felice? What does she ask Felice to do?

10. How does the narrative style of the story transition with the introduction of Graciela’s character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze the personal journey that is the center of “Woman Hollering Creek.” What lessons does Cleofilas learn in the course of the story? In what ways does her character evolve? Does Cleofilas’ character evolve in a positive or negative way though the narrative? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Felice and her symbolic and metaphorical meaning in “Woman Hollering Creek.” How does Felice stand out as a role model to Cleofilas? In what ways does meeting Felice solidify Cleofilas’ decision to leave her abusive relationship?

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