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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. Because of their efforts in starting a strike, what happens to Lupe and her sisters as employees?

2. What does Archie allow Juan to do at his gambling hall during the Festival of the Stringbeans?

3. Who brings a barrel of whiskey to the reception?

4. What does Juan make his nephews do to teach them a lesson for their misbehavior toward their teacher?

5. Why do the Mexican workers work under such horrible conditions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dona Margarita want to go to Chicago, and what do others think about this?

2. How does Salvador ask Lupe for her hand in marriage?

3. How does Dona Margarita cause a commotion at Salvador's wedding?

4. When Juan visits his mother at church dressed like a woman, what information does she share with him?

5. What does Lupe tell her mother about her feelings for Mark and Salvador?

6. What happens to Juan when two men try to take his gambling winnings in California?

7. How does the priest act when asking for Lupe's hand in marriage on behalf of Salvador?

8. What agreement do Archie and Juan come to in Chapter 18?

9. Why does Dona Margarita not want Domingo to be the one to ask for Lupe's hand in marriage on behalf of Salvador?

10. In what state does Juan find his mother when he arrives in Los Angeles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please define conflict in a literary work. What are the four types of conflict studied in class? Please define these conflicts and provide examples of two of them as evident in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Define a protagonist and an antagonist and their roles in a piece of literary fiction. Please provide two examples of of protagonists in this story and state who their antagonist is, and what the situation/relationship of opposition is between the protagonist and the antagonist you choose.

Essay Topic 3

Please explain what foreshadowing is in a literary work. Provide two examples that you believe show foreshadowing in the story "Rain of Gold". In your opinion, is foreshadowing a helpful literary technique? Why or why not?

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