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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. How does Narciso later say he lost the body part in #92?
(a) A congenital disease.
(b) A surgical mistake.
(c) It was diseased.
(d) In battle.

2. What do the doctors take from Narciso during surgery?
(a) His gallbladder.
(b) A tumor.
(c) Three ribs.
(d) His appendix.

3. How many children do Inocencio and his wife have?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.

4. Who is the boy that Celaya runs away with?
(a) Ernie.
(b) Jose.
(c) Juan.
(d) Miguel.

5. Other than Celaya, who is Inocencio's other daughter?
(a) Maria.
(b) Carlotta.
(c) Isabel.
(d) Candelaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Inocencio decide when Celaya returns home?

2. Why does Soledad's daughter hate her?

3. How does the little Grandfather die?

4. What occurred during the "Ten Tragic Days"?

5. With whom had Inocencio had an affair at one time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Grandmother's real intentions regarding the house in San Antonio?

2. Even though they both had behaved inappropriately, how did Narciso save Inocencio from a fate similar to his own?

3. What is Zoila's view on her fate as a woman, and how does she perceive her daughter?

4. Describe Celaya's encounter with the Grandmother's ghost in Inocencio's hospital room.

5. What were the "Ten Tragic Days"?

6. What is the Grandmother's demeanor in Chicago and why does she not buy her own home?

7. What are the conditions under which Inocencio is able to buy the San Antonio house?

8. Who is Ernie and what role does he play in Celaya's life?

9. What major purchase does Inocencio make without consulting Zoila and how does she react when she learns about it?

10. How does the Grandmother's behavior depress Celaya?

(see the answer keys)

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