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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last thing that Juan sees before he dies?
(a) Miguel's horse.
(b) His father.
(c) An angel.
(d) Foamy clouds swirling above his head.

2. Who does Chona's lover say he runs off with instead?
(a) Susana.
(b) Juliana.
(c) Felicitas.
(d) Dolores.

3. What does Galileo tell his brother-in-law he needs in order to pay off his debt?
(a) A good corn crop.
(b) To win the lottery.
(c) A loan.
(d) A good night of cards.

4. How long have the man and woman been in Comala?
(a) Six years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Two months.
(d) They are born there.

5. Whose wedding dress is Dolores invited to wear?
(a) Damiana's.
(b) Eduviges'.
(c) Don Pedro's mother's.
(d) Her sister's.

6. What is unusual about the man and woman that Juan meets in the ramshackle house?
(a) They are identical twins.
(b) They are naked.
(c) They have horrible facial scars.
(d) They can't speak.

7. What is Inocencio Osorio's nickname?
(a) Chief.
(b) Chucho.
(c) Cockleburr.
(d) Firebrand.

8. What is Abundio's main job in Comala?
(a) To bring the mail.
(b) To teach the children.
(c) To take care of the horses.
(d) To settle minor legal disputes.

9. How does Abundio go deaf?
(a) He is shot by a revolutionary.
(b) He is burned.
(c) A rocket goes off near his head.
(d) It is a result of a childhood illness.

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

11. What sin is the woman guilty of?
(a) Pride.
(b) Sleeping with her brother.
(c) Killing someone.
(d) Stealing money.

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

13. What does the old woman get from under the bed while Donis and his sister are out of the house?
(a) Some sheets.
(b) A dress.
(c) Some love letters.
(d) A box of money.

14. What does Damiana do when she happens upon a wake?
(a) She recites "The Lord's Prayer".
(b) She sings her favorite song.
(c) She begins to dance.
(d) She faints.

15. Why are the women in the boy's house saying a novena?
(a) To mourn his grandfather's death.
(b) To improve the boy's health.
(c) For all the pregnant women.
(d) For financial prosperity.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fulgor Sedano visits don Pedro for the second time, how many black bows are hanging on his door?

2. What do the man and the woman remember hearing Juan say?

3. How old is Damiana when her sister dies?

4. What place are the people who are lost looking for when they stop by the home of the man and the woman?

5. Who has the woman confessed her sin to?

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