Mexican Gothic

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following examples is the strongest example of the theme of The Feminist Gothic in the novel?

A) Noemí, a strong-willed, single female, travels to a distant destination to save her cousin.

B) Noemí, a manipulative woman, uses her charms to get Francis to allow her to use the car.

C) Catalina, a diminutive beauty, slowly wastes away from mental illness.

D) Catalina, a street-smart lady, asks her uncle to rescue her from High Place.

2. Which of the following best states what the ouroboros symbolizes?

A) The Doyle family’s dependence on witchcraft

B) The Doyle family’s incestuous relationships

C) The Doyle family’s quest to live infinitely

D) The Doyle family’s disrespect of Mexican culture

3. What fear plagues Francis after the destruction of High Place?

A) That Howard will reemerge stronger than he previously had been

B) That Noemí will reject him because of his family ties

C) That the family’s curse will live on in him

D) That vandals will scavenge the remains of the family fortune

4. When Noemí confronts Catalina about the disturbing letter she sent, how does Catalina respond?

A) She claims to have never written a letter.

B) She claims she cannot remember what she wrote.