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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the state of Noemí’s rash in Chapter 15?
(a) It has worsened.
(b) It has spread.
(c) It has improved.
(d) It has disappeared.

2. What part of Noemí has become inflamed, as she discovers in Chapter 12?
(a) Her wrist.
(b) Her ear.
(c) Her ankle.
(d) Her neck.

3. Who is throwing a party as the novel begins?
(a) The Trevinos.
(b) The Tamayos.
(c) The Tejedas.
(d) The Tuñóns.

4. What does Francis give Noemí for protection in Chapter 23?
(a) A straight razor.
(b) A revolver.
(c) A kitchen knife.
(d) Gardening shears.

5. According to Noemí in Chapter 23, what is Francis not?
(a) A hothouse orchid.
(b) A hothouse rose.
(c) A hothouse chrysanthemum.
(d) A hothouse geranium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Noemí see glimmering in Virgil’s eyes at the end of Chapter 11?

2. In what town does Catalina now live, as revealed in Chapter 1?

3. According to Noemí in Chapter 9, what kind of romance does Catalina love?

4. How does Noemí describe the smell of the wine she is given to drink in Chapter 24?

5. Most of the graves in the cemetery date from what year, as revealed in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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