Define stream-of-consciousness narrative technique, and explain how Rivera uses that technique in And the Earth Did Not Devour Him.

What does the portrait in Chapter 12 represent, and how does Rivera indicate its symbolic meaning?

In Chapter 13, Rivera describes the inner thoughts of the workers on the truck and concludes the chapter with a vignette about Bartolo’s poems. Discuss how the two are connected and how they relate to the book’s overall structure and purpose.