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The Mortifications Quiz

Derek Palacio

This Study Guide consists of approximately 49 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Mortifications.

The Mortifications by Derek Palacio

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Pages 113 - 206

Pages 207 - 251

Pages 253 - 308

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Derek Palacio

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Ulises think his sister declares her intention to join the convent? (from Pages 1 - 61 )

To prove herself to God.

To overshadow his academic achievements.

To find purpose in their new home.

To appease her vow of chastity to her father.

2.

How does imagery of the sea function in this section? (from Pages 63 - 112)

It reminds the characters of their exile.

It supports Ulises's penchant for the classics.

It reinforces the theme of fate.

It reinforces the theme of faith.

3.

When does the idea of the recycled father reappear? (from Pages 113 - 206)

When Ulises has sex for the first time.

When Ulises believes he recognizes a little black boy.

When Ulises gets drunk in the city.

When Ulises imagines real body parts in the church's tabernacle.

4.

Why does Soledad believe she contracts breast cancer? (from Pages 63 - 112)

Because of the family curse.

Because she inherited it from her mother.

Because she is to blame for her missing daughter, and all the family's conflicts since she took her children from Cuba.

Because she dated Willems.

5.

Why is Soledad drawn to the soap opera, As The World Turns? (from Pages 207 - 251)

She wants to return to work.

She is attracted to the male leads.

She is tired from the chemotherapy.

It presents a family dynamic in a controlled setting.

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