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The People of Paper Quiz

Salvador Plascencia

This Study Guide consists of approximately 86 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The People of Paper.

The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Part 1 (El Monte Flores), Chapter 1, Section 1

Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 2

Part 1, Chapters 2 and 3

Part 1, Chapter 4

Part 1, Chapters 5 and 6

Part 1, Chapter 7

Part 2, “Cloudy Skies and Lonely Mornings”, Chapters 8 and 9

Part 2, Chapters 10 and 11

Part 2, Chapters 12, 13, and 14

Part 3, “The Sky is Falling”, Chapter 15

Part 3, Chapters 16 through 19

Part 3, Chapter 20, Section 1

Part 3, Chapter 20, Section 2

Part 3, Chapters 21, 22, and 23

Part 3, Chapter 24, Section 1

Part 3, Chapter 24, Section 2

Part 3, Chapters 25 and 26

Part 3, Chapter 27, Section 1

Part 3, Chapter 27, Section 2

Part 3, Chapter 27, Section 3

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Questions 1-5 of 26:

1.

What actions earlier in the narrative are echoed by Federico deliberately injuring himself on a nail, and why is the echoing significant? (from Part 3, Chapter 20, Section 1)

Little Merced's burning herself: both are examples of how characters in the book deal with fear and sadness.

Sandra leaving her relationship with Froggy: both are examples of how characters deal with having strong feelings for another lover.

Federico's addiction to limes: both are examples of how he deals with sadness and fear.

Federico's burning himself: both are examples of how he deals with sadness and fear.

2.

What is the most likely source of the lime shells discovered by Federico in Part 1, Chatper 1, Section 2? (from Part 1, Chapter 1, Section 2)

Little Merced: she hides them under the seat so he won't find out that she was eating them.

Santos: he hides them under the seat so Federico won't know that he (Santos) gave them to Little Merced.

The Baby Nostradamus: his mother hides them under the seat so that people won't think she is a bad mother for letting him eat them.

Federico: he hides them under the seat (and then forgets about them) because he doesn't want Little Merced to know that he has any.

3.

Aside from the parallel with Federico's self-burning, what other character / situation does Cameroon's relationship with bees echo, and why? (from Part 2, Chapters 10 and 11)

It echoes Julieta's relationship with her father: both are the result of long-standing, abusive situations.

It echoes Smiley's habit of smoking: both are a kind of self-destructive addiction.

It echoes the silence of the Baby Nostradamus: both are the result of an inability to speak because of overwhelming pain.

It echoes Little Merced's habit of eating limes: both are a kind of self-destructive addiction.

4.

The story of Cardinal Mahony echoes that of which character, and why? (from Part 3, Chapters 25 and 26)

Saturn: the life of each man was changed as a result of loving, and winning, a woman.

Apolonio: the life of each character was changed as the result of each man rejecting a call to become a person of God.

Federico: the life of each man was changed as the result of loving, and losing, a woman.

Little Merced: the life of each character was changed as a result of accepting the call to become a person of God.

5.

Narration describes a "jagged path" left by Saturn in front of his home. What aspect of the novel referred to earlier does this ironically echo? (from Part 3, Chapter 24, Section 2 )

The Mechanic leaving a path for the last mechanical tortoise to return home.

Froggy leaving a soft path in front of his home for Sandra to return to him.

Federico leaving a soft path in front of his home for Saturn to meet him.

Federico leaving a soft path in front of his home to welcome Merced back.

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