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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the owner of the pool hall?
(a) Damaso.
(b) Carlos Centeno.
(c) Anthony Isabel.
(d) Roque.

2. What animal is infesting Pelayo's house at the beginning of "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"?
(a) Roaches.
(b) Crabs.
(c) Alligators.
(d) Goats.

3. How much money is the thief reported to have taken in "There Are No Thieves"?
(a) Two hunded pesos.
(b) Three hundred pesos.
(c) Six hundred pesos.
(d) Four hundred pesos.

4. What is Blacamán exhibiting at the beginning of "Blacamán the Good, Vendor of Miracles"?
(a) An antivenom.
(b) A sword.
(c) A sewing machine.
(d) A time machine.

5. How old is Big Mama when she dies?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Fifty-five.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Ninety-two.

6. What item does Mina make to sell?
(a) Roses.
(b) Necklaces.
(c) Figurines.
(d) Postcards.

7. What does Big Mama do immediately before dying?
(a) She burps.
(b) She gasps.
(c) She curses.
(d) She sighs.

8. What is Onésimo Sánchez's sign?
(a) Capricorn.
(b) Sagittarius.
(c) Aries.
(d) Taurus.

9. From where are the smugglers in "The Last Voyage"?
(a) Bolivia.
(b) The Guianas.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Brazil.

10. What miracle will the narrator of "Blacamán" not perform for his audiences?
(a) Making the blind see.
(b) Resurrection.
(c) Making the lame walk.
(d) Healing migraines.

11. Who runs the bar in "The Sea of Lost Time"?
(a) Mabel.
(b) Pelayo.
(c) Catarino.
(d) Jacob.

12. How long has the protagonist's mother been a widow in "The Last Voyage"?
(a) A week.
(b) Five days.
(c) Eleven years.
(d) Ten years.

13. Who hears Big Mama's final wishes?
(a) Nicanor.
(b) Aurelio Escovar.
(c) Father Anthony Isabel.
(d) Mr. Herbert.

14. What killed José Montiel?
(a) His wife.
(b) Anger.
(c) A wolf.
(d) The villagers.

15. Where do José Montiel's daughters live?
(a) Brisbane.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many keys does Mina give the blind woman?

2. What is the name of the executor of José Montiel's estate?

3. What burns down the grandmother's house in "The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother"?

4. What causes the ghost ship to disappear in "The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship"?

5. Which character wants a fake ID in "Death Constant Beyond Love"?

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