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

2. What do the girls in the ritual bury beneath a tree?
(a) The cigar remnants.
(b) Ashes from a relative.
(c) A flower.
(d) The hair cuttings.

3. How do the factory workers respond to Juan's reading?
(a) Applause.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Anger.
(d) Quiet awe.

4. What were Santiago and Chechy doing?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Eating.
(c) Reading.
(d) Smoking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Levin's efforts to dissuade Anna's brother from selling off his ancestral land make Santiago realize?

2. Which of the following terms best describes how act 1 scene 5 opens?

3. What do Ofelia and her daughters think about the choice of the novel?

4. What does Santiago reveal he has been doing in secret?

5. What does Conchita want to have for herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the character Karenin want to do in regards to Vronsky?

2. How does act 2 scene 3 open?

3. What information does Ofelia explain to Juan Julian about Chechy?

4. What is Marela wearing when she enters the factory?

5. What are Ofelia, Marela and Concit waiting for at the harbor?

6. What would be an accurate description of Santiago and Chechy as they are first introduced?

7. What does Santiago say about Ofelia's slippers?

8. How does Conchita describe the experience of making love with Juan Julian?

9. How would you describe the woman at the factory and Juan Julian upon his arrival?

10. What does Juan Julian say he would like to learn?

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