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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. It is pointed out in “Woman Hollering Creek” that Cleofilas does not speak what language?

2. Where does Cleofilas air out her husband’s shoes each evening?

3. What does the name “Soledad” mean in Spanish?

4. Seguin, Texas is located in what county?

5. 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”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What conversation do you imagine takes place between Cleofilas and Graciela at the clinic?

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

4. How is the concept of “borders” illustrated thematically in “Woman Hollering Creek”?

5. How does Cleofilas respond to her father’s statement in the opening of the story? Why does she react in this way?

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

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

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

9. How does Cleofilas compare her life to the lives of the heroines of the telenovelas?

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

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

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 analyze the character of Don Serafin in “Woman Hollering Creek.” What qualities does Don exhibit in the beginning of the story? How do you think Don feels about his daughter and her marriage to Don Pedro? Why?

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