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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 did Mama Elena and Chechna go to town to buy?

2. What does Pedro do in order to help Rosaura with her labor?

3. What color do the roses Pedro brings to Tita turn when she holds them?

4. Gertrudis begins to imagine one of Pancho Villa's ___________ she had seen in the town square the week before.

5. What does John ask Tita to do for him in order to help him understand why she doesn't speak?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tita do in order to trick the child into sleeping in her own room instead of in the kitchen?

2. What does Pedro say to Tita when they are dancing together, making her cry?

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

4. Why has Tita lost her interest in cooking at this time of the book, causing her to avoid her kitchen duties?

5. Why does Pedro agree to marry Tita's sister Rosaura, even though he wanted to marry Tita?

6. Why does Tita eventually scream, sending her running up into the dovecote?

7. How does Tita plan to fatten up the turkeys for the meal she wishes to prepare?

8. What does the letter from Gertrudis say to Tita besides that she hopes to see her again?

9. What does Tita tell Pedro after he expressed his displeasure in her marriage choice?

10. What does a person need in order to make matches for themselves?

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

One of the main themes within Like Water for Chocolate is the theme of duty and responsibility. Many characters feel they have certain obligations to others and they act accordingly.

Part 1: What are some of the obligations Tita has to others in this book? Cite specific examples of at least three obligations.

Part 2: Why does Mama believe others should be responsible for taking care of her?

Part 3: How do characters demonstrate their duty and their responsibility to others? How is this harmful?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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