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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. Corin Tellado published more than how many novels in her lifetime?
2. In comparing Seguin, Texas to her hometown, Cleofilas notes that the houses are what?
3. Maximiliano was said to have killed who in a bar brawl?
4. Cleofilas laments that her life has become like a telenovela except there is no what in sight?
5. The narrator compares Cleofilas’ father’s head with what in the beginning of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Cleofilas go about convincing Juan Pedro to take her to the doctor? What promises does she make?
2. 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?
3. Where does Cleofilas find and develop strength in order to pursue her escape in the story?
4. How does Cleofilas compare romantic love to the love between parent and child?
5. What symbolic elements in the story represent the borders that alienate Cleofilas?
6. How is the first time that Juan Pedro beats Cleofilas described in the narrative? How does Cleofilas react?
7. What is the subject of “Woman Hollering Creek”? Into what genre would you categorize the story?
8. What does Felice do when she drives past Woman Hollering Creek in the narrative? How does Cleofilas respond?
9. What about the creek by her house fascinates Cleofilas after her marriage? How does she pursue this matter?
10. Where does Cleofilas go to watch telenovelas in Seguin? What plotline is described from the show she most enjoys?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Reality versus Fantasy in “Woman Hollering Creek”
a. Describe and discuss the various fantasies that Cleofilas engages in throughout the story. What do these fantasies revolve around? How do they compare with fantasies of your own?
b. Describe the realities of marriage and living in the United States for Cleofilas in the narrative. In what ways is Cleofilas isolated and alienated in this setting? How does her reality differ from her fantasies?
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
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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