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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. Which presidential administration is arguing to increase the number of days a child can be detained if with a parent?
2. Who is Aurelia?
3. What is the maximum number of days a child is supposed to be detained?
4. Where does Maria Isabel work in Chapter 1?
5. What does Antonio do for Maria each day at lunch after the war?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Gloria tell Ana about her father?
2. What do readers learn about Mario's father in Chapter 2?
3. When Gloria worries about returning to El Salvador, why does she wonder if her fears would be considered "credible" (63)?
4. In what country is Maria Isabel in Chapter 1? What year is it? What does she do for work?
5. Why did a detainee hide food for her daughter? What happened as a result?
6. Why did Maria and her mother hide in their house for four days? What did Maria find when she finally left?
7. Describe Antonio's final moments in Chapter 1.
8. Where is Jeanette at the start of Chapter 4? Who is the man she with and what do they find?
9. What is the maximum amount of time children are supposed to be detained for? How is the Obama administration trying to change that according to Chapter 3?
10. What does Jeanette see from her window at the start of Chapter 2? What does she know of her neighbor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the structure of Of Women and Salt. How does the structure of the novel impact your understanding of the themes and characters?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the male characters in Of Women and Salt. Include thoughts on how these character delve the plot and convey the themes of gender, violence, identity, and secrets.
Essay Topic 3
Choose two characters from Of Women and Salt and discuss their similarities and differences.
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