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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. How long were Beatriz and her family in exile in Chapter 19?

2. In Chapter 21, how many letters were addressed to Carmen?

3. In Chapter 34, what did Simonopio bring Francisco?

4. In Chapter 27, what was found in the shed that Simonopio made his bedroom?

5. In Chapter 28, how long did the bees have to complete the journey they took?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who chose the orange trees that Francisco bought in California, and how succesful was that decision?

2. Why did the priest live and conduct services illegally?

3. How did Francisco's mother-in-law find some peace when the family was at La Florida?

4. What new regulations did the government make regarding unsowed land in Chapter 31?

5. In Chapter 30, who did Espiricueta believe was following him?

6. What did Simonopio do after Lupita's death, and why did he return?

7. What did Simonopio do when he found Lupita's body?

8. In Chapter 15, why did Simonopio go to get Beatriz?

9. What did Espiricueta do to his daughter in Chapter 26 after Beatriz left?

10. What happened to the relationship between Beatriz and her daughters in Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. What is the overall mood of The Murmur of Bees?

Essay Topic 2

Francisco wanted a strong relationship with his son. What type of relationship did Francisco and his son have? How did Francisco want to strengthen the relationship between him and his son? How would you describe the relationship between Francisco and his son?

Essay Topic 3

The author used the stream of consciousness point of view as Francisco was dying. How did the author use Francisco’s internal monologue and stream of conscious to depict Francisco’s thoughts and feelings? How did the use of stream of consciousness enable readers to understand Francisco’s dying thoughts?

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