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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. What does the name “Soledad” mean in Spanish?
(a) Loneliness
(b) Regret
(c) Happiness
(d) Wonder
2. In comparing Seguin, Texas to her hometown, Cleofilas notes that the houses are what?
(a) More ornate in Seguin
(b) Further apart in Seguin
(c) Closer together in Seguin
(d) Dingier in Seguin
3. According to the narrator, Juan Pedro’s face is still scarred from what?
(a) Knife fights
(b) The sun
(c) Acne
(d) War
4. Cleofilas was born and raised in what Mexican state?
(a) Sonora
(b) Tabasco
(c) Michoacán
(d) Coahuila
5. Who is the laundromat attendant whom Cleofilas asks about the name of Woman Hollering Creek?
(a) Chela
(b) Dolores
(c) Soledad
(d) Trini
Short Answer Questions
1. On the nights when Juan Pedro does not come home, Cleofilas is said to lie on “her side of the bed listening to the hollow roar of” what?
2. What phrase from the story is translated from Spanish as “Do you understand?”
3. La Llorona in "Woman Hollering Creek" represents an archetype for the woman who suffers endlessly for what?
4. In the second section of the story, the narrator speaks in direct address to the reader, asking “Did you watch last night’s episode of” what show?
5. It is pointed out in “Woman Hollering Creek” that Cleofilas does not speak what language?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the narrative style of “Woman Hollering Creek.” How does the language in the story reinforce its themes?
2. What about the creek by her house fascinates Cleofilas after her marriage? How does she pursue this matter?
3. Where does Cleofilas find and develop strength in order to pursue her escape in the story?
4. How does the narrative style of the story transition with the introduction of Graciela’s character?
5. What differences does Cleofilas find when she returns home after giving birth to her son?
6. How does Juan Pedro behave toward Cleofilas after he has beaten her for the first time? What is Cleofilas’ response?
7. How does the meaning of the creek’s name change to Cleofilas at the end of the story?
8. How do the characters of Felice and Graciela help Cleofilas on her personal journey in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
9. What arrangements do Graciela and Felice make over the phone in the story? What urgency is illustrated in their plan?
10. How is the concept of “borders” illustrated thematically in “Woman Hollering Creek”?
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