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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. Where does Felipe say he would work better when he speaks with Consuelo after breakfast in Chapter 3?

2. What does Consuelo say about solitude in Chapter 3?

3. What dance do Felipe and Aura dance together in Chapter 4?

4. What herb is Aura growing that has heart-shaped leaves?

5. Where does Felipe go after looking at the plants Aura is growing in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Felipe see when he finds the source of the strange yowling in Chapter 3?

2. How does Consuelo react when Felipe starts to give his opinion on the first bundle of manuscript pages?

3. What does Felipe think of the General’s manuscript, according to the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. What two conclusions does Felipe draw after the meal with Aura and Consuelo in Chapter 3?

5. What does Felipe realize about the herbs that Aura is growing on the dark patio in Chapter 4?

6. How does the narrator describe Aura’s ringing of the black bell in Chapter 3?

7. Describe the dream Felipe has in Chapter 4.

8. What is significant about Aura washing Felipe’s feet in Chapter 4?

9. What five things does Felipe do to get ready for dinner in Chapter 4?

10. What does Felipe see Consuelo doing when he peeks in at her after leaving her room in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Define characterization. Identify and explain each type of characterization. Give at least two examples of each type of characterization from Aura.

Essay Topic 3

Define Freytag’s Pyramid. Identify and define each element of Freytag’s Pyramid, and provide an example of each from Aura.

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