QUIZ

A. State what the italicized figurative expressions

in the following lines refere to.
1. “Papa, and when will the long table be set?”
2. “One evening he had gone neighboring with
Don Julian
3. “.... it was Alfredo's last race with escaping
youth -”
4. “A last spurt of hot blood,”
5. “Had the final word been said?”
B. Part ONE of the story is subdivided into three parts: A, B, and C. Answer the
questions about them below.
1. The first subsection serves as the exposition of the story. It provides the
setting characters, and the inciting moment where the plot starts to unfold.
a. How is Alfredo described?
b. What do his father and his sister talk about?
2. The second subsection shows the rising action in the story. It introduces the
problematic situation that starts to develop.
a. Compare Alfredo's attitude when he talks to Esperanza and when he
talks to Julia
b. What does this say about his feelings for each woman?
3. The third subsection C gives the compilation
a. In this conversation with Julia, Alfredo says, “This is Elsewhere, and yet
strange enough, I cannot get rid of the old things.” What does he mean by “old
things?”
b. How does this reflect his view of his current life?