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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. To whose house does Cleofilas slip away occasionally to watch telenovelas?

2. In what year did the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo end the Mexican-American war?

3. Regarding Cleofilas’ feelings for Juan Pedro, the narrator states, “She has to remind herself why she loves him when she changes” what?

4. Cleofilas considers her hometown to be “The town of gossips. The town of dust and” what?

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. Why does Cleofilas plead with Juan Pedro to take her to the doctor in the story?

2. What arrangements do Graciela and Felice make over the phone in the story? What urgency is illustrated in their plan?

3. At what times during her marriage does Cleofilas admire Juan Pedro?

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

5. What are Cleofilas’ feelings about the character of Felice in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

6. What symbolic elements in the story represent the borders that alienate Cleofilas?

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

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

9. What is the turning point for Cleofilas and her perceptions of identity in the story?

10. How does Cleofilas compare romantic love to the love between parent and child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the history, location, and mythology of Woman Hollering Creek, located near Seguin, Texas. When was the creek given this name? Who gave the creek this name? Why is this name used as the title for the short story? How does the creek relate to Cleofilas as protagonist?

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

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?

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