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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. According to Virgil in Chapter 15, how did Catalina first see him?
(a) As gallant and tender.
(b) As serene and calm.
(c) As handsome and mysterious.
(d) As tragic and romantic.

2. How does Noemí describe the smell of the wine she is given to drink in Chapter 24?
(a) As smelling of ash and ruin.
(b) As smelling of mist and fog.
(c) As smelling of fungus and spores.
(d) As smelling of sickness and decay.

3. What word does Francis use in Chapter 23 to describe the transfer of Howard’s soul into Virgil’s body?
(a) Transformation.
(b) Transmigration.
(c) Translocation.
(d) Transconversion.

4. Who visits Noemí in her room at the end of Chapter 24?
(a) Howard.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Francis.
(d) Florence

5. What is the second reason Virgil is displeased with Noemí in Chapter 15?
(a) For shattering a pot in the greenhouse.
(b) For visiting the cemetery.
(c) For speaking with Marta.
(d) For spending so much time with Francis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the mold to stop moving in Chapter 18?

2. What weather event occurs at the end of Chapter 17?

3. What doubt does Florence express at the end of Chapter 15?

4. What does Noemí receive from Catalina in Chapter 16?

5. What is notable about Noemí’s marriage to Francis in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it impossible for Noemí to leave High Place, according to Virgil at the end of Chapter 18? What does he ask her to do?

2. What information does Francis give to Noemí in Chapter 23?

3. What happens to Noemí while she is bathing in Chapter 17?

4. What is odd about the marriage, as explained at the start of Chapter 24?

5. How does Virgil react to Catalina’s situation at the end of Chapter 13? What promise does Noemí make?

6. What does Virgil announce during dinner in Chapter 19? How does Noemí react to this news?

7. What important information does Francis give Noemí at end of Chapter 21?

8. Who appears to have written the diary entry Noemí reads in Chapter 16? What does it say, and how does Noemí react to it?

9. What strange dream does Noemí have in Chapter 14?

10. What does Virgil reveal about the Doyle bloodline in Chapter 22?

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