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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. What is the only thing missing from the advertisement, according to the narrator?

2. What is Aura’s relationship to the old woman, according to Chapter 1?

3. What transportation does Felipe take when he leaves the café in Chapter 1?

4. What does Aura say there are a lot of in this part of the city in Chapter 2?

5. According to Aura in Chapter 2, who has gone for Felipe’s belongings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Felipe wonder as he leaves the café in Chapter 1?

2. Why does Felipe run through dates in his head as he waits for the bus in Chapter 1?

3. What does Felipe do in the mirror in his bathroom?

4. How does the evening light in Felipe’s room compare to the light in the rest of the house?

5. What is Felipe’s bedroom and bathroom like?

6. What does Felipe think the advertisement in Chapter 1 should say?

7. What is Felipe anxious to do again as he follows the sound of Aura taking him to his room in Chapter 2?

8. Why is Felipe surprised the address in the advertisement is on Donceles Street?

9. Describe the door knocker at 815 Donceles Street.

10. What does Felipe do before he goes into 815 Donceles Street?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define setting. What is its role in literature? What elements are part of the setting? How does setting impact a story? What is the setting of Aura? How does the setting impact the story of Aura?

Essay Topic 2

Define theme. What is its purpose in literature? How is it identified? Identify at least one major theme in Aura and explain how it is expressed in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Define suspense. How is it used in literature? How is it identified? Provide at least two examples of suspense in Aura. How are these examples resolved by the end of the story?

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