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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 largest city in Argentina?

2. What does Juan do one day when he says he is happy?

3. How is Chúcaro considered by many?

4. What is Juan's singing voice like?

5. How big is Juan's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a mayordomo do?

2. How do Pedro and Juan disagree about Chúcaro?

3. How is Juan different from most of the gauchos?

4. What does the Vaquero say about the upcoming patrón's visit?

5. What is an estanciero and what does the estanciero do?

6. When does Juan sing and how does he sound?

7. Describe Armando's second attempt at lassoing Chúcaro.

8. What does Pedro spy in the brush in Chapter 1?

9. What is happening around Juan as he is working?

10. What do many people think about the mayordomo's demand and what does Juan think?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Chucaro, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in Chucaro. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in Chucaro. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in Chucaro. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of power in Chucaro. Consider the power of the wealthy and the power that the poor workers have.

Essay Topic 3

Chucaro belongs to the children's book novel genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the children's book novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a children's book novel and a historical novel mystery?

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