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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. Why is Lukas Carle sent to prison?
(a) He is a traitor.
(b) He is a war deserter.
(c) He murdered someone.
(d) He is a thief.

2. What does the town do to Ines' son's killer?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Fill his house with mangoes.
(c) Chase him out of town.
(d) Raid his house.

3. How does Jochen injure his father in Chapter 2?
(a) He breaks his father's jaw.
(b) He breaks his father's arm.
(c) He breaks his father's nose.
(d) He gives his father a concussion.

4. Who is Consuelo?
(a) Eva's grandmother.
(b) Eva's mother.
(c) Eva's sister.
(d) Eva's aunt.

5. How does Zulema respond when she learns that Kamal is gone?
(a) She is relieved.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is depressed.
(d) She is overjoyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melesio do at the cabaret?

2. How does Eva view Riad's cleft lip?

3. What profession does Lukas Carle have before the war?

4. Why does Frau Carle hide her face from the doctor when she identifies the body?

5. Why does Rolf think himself unmanly as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the strength of Consuelo seen in Chapter 1?

2. How does the Halabi household change with the arrival of Kamal?

3. What request is made by the Professor on his deathbed and is it obeyed?

4. How does Lukas' absence affect his family when he goes to war?

5. What is Eva's time working for the Cabinet member like?

6. What are some of the horrible things Lukas Carle does to his family?

7. How does Consuelo instill a sense of imagination in her daughter?

8. What role does Madrina play in Eva's life in Chapter 2?

9. How does the Carle family respond to Lukas' death?

10. Please describe Melesio.

(see the answer keys)

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