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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Isabel keep Ex-Rodrigo quiet during the flight back to Earth?

2. How do Azucena and Cuquita arrive to Korma?

3. Whose body does Cuquita see on the Televirtual?

4. Who is Nergal?

5. In his past life as a monk, what does Rodrigo do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Azucena is involved in mundane daily activities like watching the news and standing in line at government offices.

1) What scenes of Azucena's daily life most affect your vision of the world that she lives in?

2) What effect do these scenes have on the rest of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Reincarnation is central to this novel.

1) What is reincarnation in this book?

2) Who reincarnates?

3) What do characters reincarnate?

Essay Topic 3

In the final chapter of the book, there is a brief moment when the past and present of Mexico City come together. What is the importance of the evolution of this city in the novel? What significance do you believe this moment in the text has?

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