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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the loss of much of his family's fortune impact Señor Muñez?
2. What are some adjectives the narrator uses to describe a estanciero/patrón?
3. What is Juan hiding behind a calm exterior?
4. What is attached to the end of the thing Juan is making?
5. Why are people hurrying home from church?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There is no such thing as an average estanciero/patrón. Some are good and some are bad; some are wise and others foolish. Señor Muñez is a good man, but he had lived an uncomplicated life of luxury long into his adulthood until locusts destroyed much of his family's fortune.
1. Discuss what you think the difference would be in workers who have a good estanciero as opposed to one who has a bad one. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
2. How do you think Senor Munez's early life of living in luxury affects him as to dealing with the poor workers on his ranches? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
3. Discuss the changes that might happen to a very wealthy person who loses a lot of his/her fortune and how one might cope with such a loss. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
There are a number of interesting questions raised by Chucaro. Questions that Kalnay most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:
1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?
2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Kalnay' agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Kalnay' probable agenda concerning that idea.
2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?
3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?
4. Research the life of Kalnay and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.
Essay Topic 3
Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:
1. Compare/contrast the characters of Pedro and Armando. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples.
2. Compare/contrast the characters of Juan and the Vaquero. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?
3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in Chucaro help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.
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