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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 does Aura ask Felipe as they make love in Chapter 4?

2. What time of the day is it when Aura leaves Felipe’s room in Chapter 3?

3. What does Consuelo say Aura is growing on the patio?

4. What does Aura do with the object she rubs on her thighs in Chapter 4?

5. How old is Consuelo, according to Felipe’s calculations in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Consuelo react when Felipe says he thought Saga was male?

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

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

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

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

6. What is significant about the waltz Felipe and Aura dance together in Chapter 4?

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

8. What is different about Aura when Felipe goes to her in Chapter 4? Why?

9. Describe the scene that leads to Felipe’s realization that Aura and Consuelo are connected.

10. What is Aura doing while she helps Consuelo back to her room in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between Consuelo and Aura. How are they connected? What do they think of each other?

Essay Topic 3

Define foreshadowing. How is it used in literature? How is it identified? Identify at least two examples of foreshadowing in Aura, and explain what each foreshadows in the story.

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