View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Munra was involved in a car crash, he loved to perform what kind of dance?

2. What form does Luismi's drug of choice take, according to Chapter IV?

3. Ever since the accident that nearly took Munra's leg, he avoids what objects?

4. Brando thinks to himself in Chapter VI that the Witch deserved to suffer what fate for being "a cunt," a "dirty fag," and "a bully"? (143)

5. In what industry does Luismi believe he will eventually land a job thanks to a lover's influence?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Melchor characterize Munra's discovery of Norma's true age?

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

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

5. What message does Melchor send about the practice of victim-blaming in Chapter V and how does she send it?

6. In what way does Melchor use repetition in order to create a particular mood within Chapter VI?

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

8. What methods did Rigorito and his men use to draw the truth out of Brando in the wake of his arrest?

9. What did the kiss symbolize between Norma and Pepe the first time it occurred and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose an object from Hurricane Season, such as the black oak door, the van, the diamond ring, poultry shears, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the effects of stress on the novel's characters and the coping methods each character uses to deal with emotional turmoil. Which characters' methods are effective, which are ineffective, and how do these varying levels of efficiency affect the messages sent by Hurricane Season within the text?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,183 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample