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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. Where is Juan buried?
(a) With Dorotea.
(b) In an unmarked grave in the desert.
(c) At the Media Luna ranch.
(d) With his mother.

2. Where is Juan the day before he gets to Comala?
(a) Sayula.
(b) His mother's house.
(c) Contla.
(d) The ocean.

3. Where is Doña Eduviges' house located?
(a) In don Pedro's estate compound.
(b) In the desert.
(c) In Contla.
(d) Next to a bridge by the river.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Juan tell the woman that he is headed?

2. What is the last thing that Juan sees before he dies?

3. Why can't Chona run off with her lover?

4. How does Father Rentería suggest that María Dyada try to get redemption for her sister?

5. What happens to Pedro's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Juan's mother hate having her picture taken?

2. What does the woman tell Juan about the roads leaving from Comala?

3. What is Dorotea's second dream?

4. Describe the encounter between Father Rentería and María Dyada after Eduviges' death.

5. How does what happens to Toribio Aldrete confirm don Pedro's immoral behavior?

6. How does the woman explain her sin during confession?

7. Explain Miguel Paramo's fate.

8. Why does María Dyada believe that her sister Eduviges is worthy of redemption?

9. Why does don Pedro want to marry Dolores?

10. How is Comala different from how Juan's mother describes it?

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