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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. “Woman Hollering Creek” follows what style of plot structure?
(a) Gothic
(b) Linear
(c) Episodic
(d) Epic
2. The narrator describes the character of Maximiliano how in the story?
(a) The well-dressed businessman from across town
(b) The foul-smelling fool from across the road
(c) The hardworking miner
(d) The lazy bank teller
3. The name “Dolores” means what in Spanish?
(a) Intelligent
(b) Honest
(c) Beautiful
(d) Sorrow
4. What is Cleofilas’ full name in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
(a) Cleofilas Isabella Rodriguez Martinez
(b) Cleofilas Chiquita Ramirez Sanchez
(c) Cleofilas Juanita Ortiz Gomez
(d) Cleofilas Enriqueta DeLeon Hernandez
5. What does the Spanish word “pues” translate to in English?
(a) Lift
(b) Well
(c) Accept
(d) Make
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Juan Pedro described as kicking when he says “he hates this shitty house and is going out”?
2. Of Woman Hollering Creek, the narrator says that “no one could say whether the woman had hollered from anger or” what?
3. What Spanish phrase from the story is translated as “on the other side”?
4. In what direction does Cleofilas’ father imagine her gazing when she might dream of returning home in the beginning of the story?
5. In the town where Cleofilas grew up, the narrator says “there isn’t very much to do except accompany the aunts and godmothers to the house of one or the other to” do what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Cleofilas go about convincing Juan Pedro to take her to the doctor? What promises does she make?
2. What kind of support does Soledad offer to Cleofilas in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
3. At what times during her marriage does Cleofilas admire Juan Pedro?
4. Where does Juan Pedro promise to take Cleofilas to obtain her wedding dress? Why does he want to marry quickly?
5. What is the significance of the title of “Woman Hollering Creek”?
6. How does the narrative transition when describing Cleofilas’ courtship with Juan Pedro? What expectations does Cleofilas illustrate here?
7. How does the meaning of the creek’s name change to Cleofilas at the end of the story?
8. How do dreams and reality contrast in Cleofilas’ marriage to Juan Pedro in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
9. What is foreshadowed by Don Serafin’s thoughts in the beginning of “Woman Hollering Creek”? How does he express his thoughts?
10. What are Cleofilas’ feelings about the character of Felice in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
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