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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 does the laundromat attendant first yell at Cleofilas for, according to the narrator?
2. What is Juan Pedro said to do in public by the narrator?
3. What flowers in Dolores’ garden are described as “fringed and bleeding a thick menstrual color”?
4. What item does Cleofilas lament not having in her home with Juan Pedro in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
5. In some variations of the legend of La Llorona, she merges into what mistress of the conqueror Hernan Cortes?
Short Essay Questions
1. What principle objective of Cleofilas’ is seen in the flashback at the beginning of the story? How does this objective tie into the plot of You or No One?
2. Aside from the instances of abuse, when does Cleofilas find her marriage difficult, according to the narrative?
3. Where does the character of Dolores live? How is this character and her home described in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
4. How is Cleofilas’ laughter described at the end of the story? What does the laughter symbolize?
5. How is the incident when Juan Pedro throws a book at Cleofilas described? What is Cleofilas’ reaction to this event?
6. What are Cleofilas’ feelings about the character of Felice in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
7. Why are the telenovelas important to Cleofilas in “Woman Hollering Creek”? How do they inform Cleofilas’ identity?
8. What conversation do you imagine takes place between Cleofilas and Graciela at the clinic?
9. How would you describe the use of “archetypes” and “stereotypes” in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
10. How would you characterize the plot structure of “Woman Hollering Creek”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the themes of victimization and abuse in “Woman Hollering Creek.” What have critics written regarding these themes in the story? How are these themes addressed by author Sandra Cisneros in commentary regarding the story? What characters represent these themes? How?
Essay Topic 3
Define “protagonist” in narrative literature and develop a list of the qualities a protagonist possesses. What indications does the author give that Cleofilas is the protagonist of “Woman Hollering Creek” in the beginning of the narrative? What are Cleofilas’ strengths as a protagonist? What are her weaknesses?
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