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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Juan planning on staying while in Comala?
(a) At the burro driver's house.
(b) At the church.
(c) Doña Eduviges' house.
(d) At the Media Luna ranch.

2. What makes Ana believe it is Miguel Páramo who rapes her?
(a) He tells her his name.
(b) Her uncle tells her it is him.
(c) He looks like him.
(d) She has a dream that it is him.

3. What does Osorio tell Dolores she must not do on her wedding night?
(a) Go to church.
(b) Lie with a man.
(c) Eat.
(d) Wear white.

4. What does Father Rentería do in order to help himself go to sleep?
(a) He drinks hot milk.
(b) He recites the names of the saints.
(c) He takes a warm bath.
(d) He counts sheep.

5. What is the earliest date that Dolores says she can be married?
(a) October 31.
(b) May 1.
(c) December 25.
(d) April 8.

6. What does the boy's grandmother want him to do for her?
(a) Clean the house.
(b) Grind the chocolate.
(c) Shell the corn.
(d) Take care of the horses.

7. What does Juan's tossing and turning remind the woman of?
(a) A sick animal.
(b) Her mother's illness.
(c) The first time the man sleeps with her.
(d) The way her brother sleeps.

8. What does the priest drink every night at suppertime?
(a) Tea.
(b) Hot chocolate.
(c) Beer.
(d) Wine.

9. Why do the men who carry Miguel's coffin complaining after his burial?
(a) They are in physical pain.
(b) They are hungry.
(c) They aren't paid for their efforts.
(d) They all are in love with the same woman.

10. Who tells Juan where to stay while in Comala?
(a) Dorotea.
(b) Abundio.
(c) Doña Eduviges.
(d) His mother.

11. What is Inocencio's job at the Media Luna ranch?
(a) He tends to the sick.
(b) He breaks horses.
(c) He is a custodian.
(d) He administers the real estate.

12. How does Father Rentería suggest that María Dyada try to get redemption for her sister?
(a) Become a nun.
(b) Join the revolution.
(c) Pay for Gregorian masses.
(d) Marry him.

13. According to Damiana, what happens in the room Juan is staying in at Eduviges' house?
(a) It is infested with spiders.
(b) He is born there.
(c) Someone is hanged there.
(d) His father dies there.

14. What does the woman think Juan does?
(a) Finds a new home.
(b) Leaves his wife.
(c) Kills a lot of people.
(d) Loses his mother.

15. Where does Juan first meet the burro driver?
(a) At Dona Eduviges' house.
(b) At Contla.
(c) At the Media Luna ranch.
(d) At the crossroads called Los Encuentros.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rogelio asked young Pedro to do for him?

2. What makes Ana unsure of who rapes her?

3. What is sitting next to Juan when he wakes up?

4. Who is the old woman that comes into the house?

5. What is it that Fulgor wants to remember to tell don Pedro about his upcoming marriage?

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