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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. In what town does Catalina now live, as revealed in Chapter 1?

2. What does Howard ask Virgil to show Noemí in Chapter 7?

3. What does the voice compel Noemí to do while she dreams in Chapter 7?

4. Thinking of Francis in Chapter 10 leads Noemí to think of what?

5. According to Catalina in Chapter 8, where must Noemí look?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were Agnes and Alice, and what does Noemí learn about them in Chapter 7?

2. Who is Marta and what information does she tell Noemí in Chapter 6?

3. Who is Dr. Cummins and what does he tell Noemí in Chapter 5?

4. What does Noemí think about Francis, as revealed in Chapter 10?

5. What does Noemí learn from Francis in Chapter 4?

6. What does Noemí discover upon awakening from her nightmare in Chapter 11?

7. What does Francis study, as he explains in Chapter 9?

8. What odd dream does Noemí have at the end of Chapter 5?

9. According to Florence in Chapter 2, what rules must Noemí follow while at High Place?

10. Who was Benito? What does Noemí learn about him in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in Mexican Gothic all highlight the idea the past is never truly past. Choose three characters and explain how each illustrates this idea, using textual evidence to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using a third-person perspective. How does viewing the action through a third-person perspective affect the story? How would the novel change if the story was told through the first person?

Essay Topic 3

Noemí finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the novel and on the other characters.

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