The Censors by Luisa Valenzuela

Who is the protagonist in The Censors?

• Mariana

• Luisa

• Juan

• The Censorship Division

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Who is the antagonist in The Censor?

• Mariana

• Luisa

• Juan

• The Censorship Division

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What is it called when one fails to take proper care in doing something?

• Negligence

• Censor

• Foe

• Albeit

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What is an example of parallel structure in paragraph 1?

• "Juan let happiness-- a feeling you can't trust-- get the better of him..."

• "Without thinking twice, he sat down at his table and wrote her a letter."

• "...what he had taken as a stroke of luck was really one of fate's dirty tricks."

• "Poor Juan!"

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What is a possible theme, or main purpose, of Luisa Valenzuela's The Censors?

• Nature will always overcome the ambition of people.

• Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

• Man can not escape his or her fate.

• Traumatic events in life can lead to a loss of innocence.

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How could you best summarize paragraph 9?

• Juan works really hard to reach Section E, where he can analyze letters, increasing his chance at finding the letter he sent Mariana.

• Juan becomes so absorbed by his work that he starts to like it, even going as far as to taking enjoyment out of censoring people's shocking letters.

• Juan gets promoted to analyze letters for poison dust.

• Workers at the Censorship Division tried to go on strike after one of them was blown up, but Juan reports them to his superiors and gets promoted.

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How can you best describe this line from paragraph 9: "Soon his work became so absorbing that his noble mission blurred in his mind."

• Juan's mission becomes going to the club to hang out with girls.

• Juan tries even harder to have Mariana fall in love with him.

• Juan begins to lose sight of his original goal and is becoming obsessed with another goal of becoming a good censor.

• Juan thinks that Mariana will find his letter and write back to him.

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Which phrase best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word "subversive"?

• "Day after day he crossed out whole paragraphs in red ink..."

• "These were horrible days..."

• "His instincts were so sharp..."

• "...someone secretly scheming to overthrow the government."

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What is the effect of Juan working hard at the Censorship Division?

• He is promoted.

• They cut off his hands.

• He falls in love with a coworker.

• He gets a shiny "Employee of the Month" plaque.

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What is the main conflict of The Censors?

• Man vs Himself

• Man vs Nature

• Man vs They

• Man vs Mariana

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