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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. When does the narrator say Dona Maria decided to buy something for her children in "The Night Before Christmas"?
2. For how long does Ramon go away to work and not see his girlfriend in "Out"?
3. What is the minister described as having used to smash all the furniture to pieces in "Under the House"?
4. Where does Dona Maria's husband say she got lost downtown in Minnesota in "The Night Before Christmas"?
5. When does the narrator say that Napoleon's troops suffered a defeat against Mexican soldiers in "Under the House"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the narrative of "Under the House" related? Why do you think the author chooses this narrative style?
2. How is the information relayed to the reader largely in "The Night the Lights Went Out"? Why do you think the author chooses this narrative style?
3. How is the narrative related in "When We Arrive"? Why do you think the author has chosen this narrative style?
4. What has Dona Maria always told her children about Santa Clause in "The Night Before Christmas"?
5. Where do the portrait sellers come from in "The Portrait"? Why?
6. Why does Bartolo pass through town every December?
7. Why does Dona Maria decide to get her children toys for Christmas in "The Night Before Christmas"?
8. How does Ramon feel about his girlfriend in "The Night the Lights Went Out"?
9. Why does Dona Maria become panicked when she goes shopping for toys in "The Night Before Christmas"?
10. What is said of Dona Cuquita in "Under the House"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What happens to Ramon in "The Night the Lights Went Out"? How does he come to this fate? Do you think that he is justified in his actions? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's inclusion of "vignettes" throughout And the Earth Did Not Devour Him. What is illustrated through these vignettes? How do these vignettes shape the mood and tone of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Why does the narrator of "It's That It Hurts" say he got into a fight at school? Do you think that his fighting is justified? Why or why not?
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