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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 was the most time that Francisco Junior was able to escape from school in Chapter 49?

2. What would Simonopio eat for dinner when he was camping in Chapter 33?

3. What was the name of the gardener who sometimes cared for Francisco Junior?

4. What was the name of the girl that Lazaro had loved in Chapter 12?

5. In Chapter 13, what did Dr. cantu recommend that Lazaro eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Simonopio's first night in the shed like in Chapter 27?

2. Where did Francisco realize in Chapter 35 that Simonopio had been and why?

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

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

5. How did Nana Reja become a wet nurse?

6. How did Francisco decide that they would supervise Carmen and Antonio's engagement?

7. In Chapter 21, how were Sinforosa's sons doing after the Spanish flu?

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

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

10. Why were people saying that Lazaro was a miracle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Francisco was frugal. What were some financial decisions that Francisco made? What do his decisions reveal about frugality and planning for the future?

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create or diminish suspense?

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