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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Juan Julian compare Tampa to?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Miami.
(d) The ship.

5. What does Chechy tell Ofelia about?
(a) Her sister's indiscretion.
(b) His undying love for her.
(c) Her husband's gambling debt.
(d) His hatred of the lector.

6. How long has Teodoro been gone before the play begins?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 3 weeks.

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

8. How does Juan Julian feel?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Confident.
(c) Excited.
(d) Resigned.

9. What happened to Teodoro?
(a) He ran away.
(b) He quit.
(c) He died.
(d) He was sent away.

10. What does the ritual Conchita describes entail?
(a) Funeral procession.
(b) Boys bringing girls a flower necklace.
(c) Girls dancing beneath a avacado tree.
(d) Girls cutting their hair once a year.

11. What are the workers interested in hearing?
(a) The thoughts of Chechy.
(b) Novels read aloud.
(c) The lector's opinion.
(d) The results of the gambling.

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

13. What are the workers discussing as their workday ends?
(a) Chechy's behavior.
(b) The cock fight that night.
(c) The new lector.
(d) The novel.

14. Who steps in to break up the clash?
(a) Santiago.
(b) Marela.
(c) Ofelia.
(d) Chechy.

15. Which character is newly arrived?
(a) Ofelia.
(b) Chechy.
(c) Santiago.
(d) Juan Julian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Palomo long for?

2. Which character clashes with Juan Julian in scene 2?

3. Who performs the burial for Conchita?

4. What does Juan Julian say parks do to him?

5. How do the factory workers respond to Juan's reading?

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