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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ofelia believe prohibition stems from?

2. What does Juan Julian decline to say?

3. What does Ofelia complain about?

4. What does Karenin imply killing the lover defines?

5. What does Juan Julian do as he reads the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What errors did Santiago make with his half-brother Chechy? Why do you think he made these errors? Do you think he will continue to make the same mistakes? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think the role of lector is important in Cuban cigar factories? Do you think there are other jobs that someone like a lector could be important? If so, what jobs? If not, why not? Do you think lectors are still used today?

Essay Topic 3

What do you believe about superstitions? Do you think Marela was right to follow her own superstition about Juan Julian's spirit? Why or why not?

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