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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. The ringleader of the group of inmates in charge of Brando's cell demand that he give up which item(s)?

2. What adjective represents the emotion closest to the one Brando feels upon seeing Luismi being brought toward his cell at the end of Chapter VI?

3. How many years before narrative present did Munra learn that the Witch was transgender?

4. Munra recalls Luismi telling him that the Witch had considered him an enemy ever since accusing him of what crime?

5. What smell does Munra detect when he awakens from a dream about Nana Mircea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn in Chapter VI about the Witch's accusation that Luismi had stolen her money?

2. For what reason did Munra buy three beers for Luismi at Sarajuana's?

3. In what way does the theme of guilt and responsibility enter the narrative within Chapter V?

4. What is the significance of salsa dancing, as portrayed in Chapter IV?

5. What message does Melchor send about the power of listening during Luismi's discussion with Munra in Chapter IV?

6. What kind of person is Pepe and how do you know?

7. What is the nature of the familial relationship among Chabela, Luismi, and Munra?

8. What information did Brando finally reveal when various methods were used to get him to talk?

9. From whose perspective are the events of Chapter VI presented?

10. What does the reader learn in Chapter IV about the reason why the Witch had broken things off with Luismi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Melchor's messages about motherhood within the text Hurricane Season.

Essay Topic 2

Read a lengthy interview with Melchor. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Melchor’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of Hurricane Season.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Melchor’s use of the motif of dreams within the novel Hurricane Season.

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