Like Water for Chocolate Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Like Water for Chocolate Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 104 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What does Nacha tell Tita it is okay to do after Mama leaves?

2. Who does Tita go to after her private conversation with Pedro?

3. Tita works the almonds and the ______________ for the recipe she is making.

4. What will not thicken as a result of Tita's many tears?

5. Tita needs to fatten up the _______________ before she can use them in a recipe.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Chechna and Tita supposed to be making as many sausages as possible?

2. What does Rosaura ask Tita to help her with after the birth of her child?

3. Why do Pedro and Tita's eyes meet for an eternity in the kitchen as she is cooking another meal?

4. What does the reader find out about Tita's great aunt, which reveals a similarity between the two women?

5. Why do Pedro and Tita leave together when they first speak about it?

6. What does John ask Tita to do in order to answer the question of why she does not speak?

7. What does Pedro bring to Tita as she is now the head cook at the ranch?

8. What is Tita doing in the garden at the opening of this chapter instead of working in the kitchen?

9. What had John's grandmother told him about people and what it meant that they had a box of matches inside?

10. Why does the solider initially go to see Gertrudis when she is out in the field?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It seems to be the ritual of the food preparation that reaches the core of Tita.

Part 1: In what ways is Tita a better person when she cooks rather than when she is not cooking?

Part 2: Describe some of the rituals that Tita employs when she cooks for the others.

Part 3: Why does Tita need to have the ritual of cooking in her life? What does it provide for her?

Essay Topic 2

Mama seems to have a different way of dealing with problems than others do. She seems to be a bit of a controlling woman.

Part 1: Why does Mama not want to have anything to do with Gertrudius anymore?

Part 2: Why does Mama make Tita sit up top in the empty dovecote?

Part 3: Why might Mama feel the need to be so controlling of her own daughters?

Essay Topic 3

It's interesting to watch the story unfold as the reader sees a group of strong women dominating the narrative. This is much different from the typical stories most of us are told.

Part 1: Why do you think the women of the family in this story are so strong? What might the reason be?

Part 2: In what ways are the women of the story strong? How do each of the family members - Mama, Tita, Gertrudius, and Rosaura each demonstrate their strength?

Part 3: How might the story have been different had the characters not been as strong?

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