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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. Which character raised Luismi when his parents could no longer do so?

2. For what purpose did the women who visited the Witch once a week cover their faces?

3. What final action does Yesenia take just before Dona Tina dies in her arms at the end of Chapter III?

4. What is the name of Yesenia's niece?

5. For what reason did Yesenia go to the body of water nearby the location where she later encountered her cousin Luismi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Yesenia's favorite physical feature and how did it get destroyed?

2. For what reasons is the request to claim the Witch's body denied and what is the significance of the refusal?

3. How does Melchor create a feeling of suspense within the reading audience in the novel's first brief chapter?

4. What action does Yesenia take just before Dona Tina dies in her arms?

5. In what way does Melchor subtly suggest the true purpose that the Witch had served within her community prior to her death?

6. What is the source of the rumor that the Old Witch had possessed a great deal of money?

7. What was the cause of Maurilio's death and how long after his release from prison did his death occur?

8. For what crime was Maurilio incarcerated and for how long?

9. What happened to Monolo Conde's two sons and how did their fates inform the community's view of the Witch and the Girl?

10. How does Melchor manipulate tone types in Chapter II in order to suggest the true cause of Monolo Conde's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of addiction with Melchor's text Hurricane Season. What messages are being sent about the nature of addiction and what response does the text intend to provoke from its audience?

Essay Topic 2

All of the characters in the novel have specific yet varied relationships with money. Examine the theme of money in the text and how it affects the various characters.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Melchor's choice to tell the story of Hurricane Season by portraying the perspectives of many different characters. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Melchor’s intended effects on the reader?

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