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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marela think reading the book might accomplish?
(a) Provide closure for Ofelia.
(b) Help Chechy move on.
(c) Bring the men and women closer.
(d) Alienate the new lector.

2. What was Juan Julian's family hiding from when he discovered books?
(a) Police.
(b) His father.
(c) Creditors.
(d) Immigration.

3. What was IT a euphemism in this act?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Love.
(c) Sex.
(d) Life.

4. What does Conchita want to have for herself?
(a) A divorce.
(b) A new husband.
(c) A child.
(d) A lover.

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

6. Which of the following describes the types of tasks workers in the factory perform?
(a) Distracting.
(b) Repetitive.
(c) Informal.
(d) Surprising.

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

8. What does Conchita use to justify her wants?
(a) The novel.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Life in Cuba.
(d) Her husband's behavior.

9. What does Juan Julian say parks do to him?
(a) Enliven him.
(b) Asphyxiate him.
(c) Enchant him.
(d) Surprise him.

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

11. Which character clashes with Juan Julian in scene 2?
(a) Ofelia.
(b) Santiago.
(c) Chechy.
(d) Teodoro

12. Which of the following characters works late at the factory?
(a) Marela.
(b) Ofelia.
(c) Conchita.
(d) Chechy.

13. What does Juan Julian say cities do to him?
(a) Enliven him.
(b) Asphyxiate him.
(c) Surprise him.
(d) Enchange him.

14. What keeps Santiago taking chances and losing at gambling?
(a) Desire for a better life.
(b) Need to prove himself.
(c) Pressure from his half-brother.
(d) One time he won big.

15. When do the two spouses begin to communicate with each other in a direct manner?
(a) When Marela leaves.
(b) When the yelling becomes too loud.
(c) When they return to work.
(d) When Chechy arrives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is newly arrived?

2. Which of the following is an accurate description of the job of lector?

3. What does Conchita long for?

4. How do the women feel around Juan Julian?

5. What happened to Teodoro?

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