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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Dan Mitrione at the beginning of Chapter 18?

2. What does Cora ultimately end up doing about her relationship with her boyfriend?

3. What is the plan for the Tupas' next target?

4. Who is captured at the beginning of Chapter 21?

5. What does Magda hear as she arrives for the challenge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mamasita has a colorful past and had to overcome many obstacles before she could be with Magda's grandfather. Compare and contrast Mamasita's life with Magda's story. How are they different? How are they the same? How has Magda taken inspiration from her grandmother?

Essay Topic 2

In this essay, discuss the fates of Magda and her friends by the end of the novel. What has been the meaning of all the fighting? Does it appear that Magda and Marco have finally won what they are fighting for? The characters to be discussed are:

Magda.

Marco.

Emilia.

Cora.

Ramiro.

Jaime.

Gabriela.

What is the author trying to say by having so many people come to a bad end?

Essay Topic 3

Pick one of the following topics to write about, using examples from the text to support your arguments.

1) The secondary subplot of Cora and how it fills in the gaps of Magda's story.

2) Gabriela's use of mysticism and how it connects her more fully to the people around her.

3) Josefa's story of the moon and mate and how it relates to the main story.

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