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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following terms is the best definition of a superstition?
(a) Uncontrollable desire.
(b) False notion.
(c) Religious belief.
(d) Scientific proof.

2. Which of the following descriptors best fits Chechy?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Happy.
(c) Saddened.
(d) Grumpy.

3. What does Conchita long for?
(a) More money.
(b) A life beyond the factory.
(c) A wild affair.
(d) A husband for Ofelia.

4. What was Juan Julian's family hiding from when he discovered books?
(a) Creditors.
(b) His father.
(c) Immigration.
(d) Police.

5. Why does Chechy resent lectors?
(a) He was denied becoming lector.
(b) He lost money gambling to them.
(c) His wife ran away with one.
(d) He thinks he should be the boss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the best synonym for the term barb as used in the following sentence? The two characters used a third party to deliver barbs to each other.

2. What realization do Ofelia and Chechy come to about themselves?

3. What are the workers interested in hearing?

4. Who performs the burial for Conchita?

5. What is the character of Vronsky fiercely dedicated to in the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as Chechy meets the new lector, Juan Julian?

2. What is going on between Santiago and Ofelia at the opening of scene four?

3. What does Chechy tell Ofelia about her husband and how does she react?

4. What is Marela still wearing three days after the tragedy?

5. Why does Juan Julian say he became a lector?

6. What does Juan Julian say he would like to learn?

7. What are Chechy and Ofelia arguing about?

8. What does Santiago say about Ofelia's slippers?

9. What causes Juan Julian to reconsider his choice at reading Anna Karenina as his first novel?

10. What happens that causes Santiago and Ofelia to communicate with each other?

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