Examen II
Dr. Manuel F. Medina
ML 313/ML 551 & HUM 361
Spring 2017
Second Exam
Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2017: 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm
The exam will include questions similar to the ones listed in the question of analysis (narrative), and the Mr. Kaplan study guide.
You will have to understand and be able to define the following concepts: memory, narrator and narrative voices, cultural adaptation and cultural assimilation.
1. Short questions about the texts (memoirs, novels, short stories and films) studied since the midterm exam (60 points)
Non fiction memoirs and fiction:
Jaboco Timerman, Prisoner without a Name, Cell without a Number
Marjorie Agosín, Always from Somewhere Else
Rosa Nissan, Like a Bride
Short Stories:
Isaac Goldmberg, "The Conversion."
Domecq, Alcina Lubitch. "Bottles"
Berniker, Pinkhes. "Jesús"
Films:
Daniel Burman et al. 18-J. (2004)
Film analysis questions
Álvaro Brechner, Mr. Kaplan (2014)
Film analysis questions
2. One long essay. Compare/contrast themes and the representation of Jews on the novels and films studied in class since the midterm. (40 points)