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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the relationship between Santiago and Chechy?
(a) Uncle and nephew.
(b) Father and son.
(c) Half brothers.
(d) Cousins.

2. What does Levin's efforts to dissuade Anna's brother from selling off his ancestral land make Santiago realize?
(a) The relationships with the factory workers.
(b) How much he truly loves Ofelia.
(c) The extent of the errors he made with his half-brother.
(d) The problems he faces in his life.

3. What was the first novel Juan Julian had planned on reading?
(a) A Tale of Two Cities.
(b) Withering Heights.
(c) The Taming of the Shrew.
(d) Anna Karenina.

4. What did the the shy boy help Conchita carry out?
(a) A traditional cigar making ceremony.
(b) A part of her wedding ceremony.
(c) An annual Cuban ritual.
(d) A Christmas celebration.

5. What letter does Santiago carve?
(a) I.
(b) S.
(c) T.
(d) O.

6. Why does Juan Julian reconsider the choice of book?
(a) He does not think the men will like the book.
(b) He thinks his choice will deepen Chechy's torment.
(c) Only Ofelia seems interested in that book.
(d) Chechy has told him he will leave if he reads that book.

7. Which of the following characters is taking care of the betting?
(a) Santiago.
(b) Chechy.
(c) Eliades.
(d) Conchita.

8. Which of the following themes figures prominently in the final scene of act 1?
(a) God.
(b) Nature.
(c) Love.
(d) Deception.

9. Why don't Anna and her husband get divorced?
(a) Her husband won't allow it.
(b) They continue to need each other.
(c) They are Roman Catholic.
(d) Her lover does not wish it.

10. What are often the sites where semi-pagan rituals are carried out?
(a) Trees.
(b) Parks.
(c) Houses.
(d) Cities.

11. How does Chechy feel about his behavior?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Proud.
(d) Angered.

12. How much does the first letter carved represent?
(a) $500.
(b) $700.
(c) $100.
(d) $300.

13. What is the character of Vronsky fiercely dedicated to in the story?
(a) The country.
(b) The land.
(c) His family.
(d) His woman.

14. What is the blue smoke from a cigar a source of?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Love.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Passion.

15. Which character in the story does Santiago identify with?
(a) Vronsky.
(b) Tolstoy.
(c) Anna.
(d) Levin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marela use to make sure the lector arrives?

2. Who do the two characters who are not speaking to each other use to help deliver barbs to each other?

3. What does Conchita know about her husband?

4. What realization do Ofelia and Chechy come to about themselves?

5. Which of the following terms is the best definition of a superstition?

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