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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 state is the priest in when Salvador goes to find him to formerly propose?

2. Which of Domingo's skills impresses Archie?

3. How do Domingo and Salvador end up in jail in Chapter 23?

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

5. Why has Al come from Italy to the United States?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Juan agree to a life sentence in prison?

2. How does Salvador get out of jail in Chapter 23?

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

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

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

6. How does Salvador react when a friend who refused to lend him money when he needed it stops by his house a few days before the wedding?

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

8. What do the two men that stole Juan's money do to his car the day of the Cinco de Mayo parade?

9. How does Juan feel when he sees Lupe with Mark?

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

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

Symbolism is used in this story. Please provide on example of how the author attempted to use symbolism in this story. Do you think that the author's attempts at symbolism are successful? Why or why not?

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