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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Beto find in his hotel room?

2. What is Robles doing when Ixca goes to visit him?

3. Upon what do Gabriel and his friends agree?

4. What is the relationship between Roberto Regules and Pimpenela?

5. What does Rosenda confess?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ixca's mother, Teodula, demands a sacrifice to save the poor people of Mexico City.

Part 1) What is this sacrifice?

Part 2) Why is this the sacrifice?

Part 3) Does this sacrifice, in fact, save the people? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Rodrigo represents what the narrator presents as a typical Mexican conundrum.

Part 1) What is this conundrum?

Part 2) What does Rodrigo symbolize?

Part 3) How is this related to Question 2?

Essay Topic 3

Federico Robles comes to make life choices so different from other men in the novel.

Part 1) Who is Federico Robles?

Part 2) What life choices has he made?

Part 3) How do his decisions differ from other men in the story?

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