Signs Preceding the End of the World Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Herrera, Yuri
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Signs Preceding the End of the World Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Herrera, Yuri
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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 does Makina say about the food, which she knows is not true?

2. Where is Makina shot by the Anglo rancher?

3. How does Makina avoid being drowned when their inner tube flips in the river?

4. Why does Makina feel guilty about making her trip?

5. What is Makina’s job at home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator say things went for the man who tried to teach Makina a lesson in public?

2. How does Mr. P. help Makina in her quest?

3. What does Makina say immigrants carried in their rucksacks?

4. What arrangement does Mr. Double-U make for Makina?

5. Who do Makina and Chucho encounter on their trip from the river in Chapter 3, and how do they escape from this person?

6. What is the obsidian mound that gives this chapter its name?

7. How does Makina handle the harassment she faces on the bus?

8. How does the narrator describe the city Makina arrives in?

9. What is Makina’s trip through the mountains like?

10. What is Makina’s impression of the people she sees in the city?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Makina’s character with other plucky and resourceful female characters you have read. How are they similar, how are they different? Is Makina a type, whose behavior is consistent with others cut from her mold, or is she a unique individual?

Essay Topic 2

Assess the nature and quality of Makina’s relationships with boys in Signs Preceding the End of the World. Who does she have relations with, and what are the assumptions that guide those relationships? Are all of her relationships similar, or are there qualitative differences between her relationships? What do her relationships with boys tell us about her character?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of women in Signs Preceding the End of the World? How are women portrayed, and what kinds of roles are open to them? How would you evaluate Herrera’s depiction of women in this novel?

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