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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Balthazar end up charging for the bird cage?
(a) Thirty pesos.
(b) Two hundred pesos.
(c) Fifty pesos.
(d) Nothing.

2. What color is the grandmother's blood in "Innocent Eréndira"?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

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

4. At what age did the protagonist of "Montiel's Widow" marry José Montiel?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Fifteen.

5. Who catches Damaso in the pool hall at the end of the story?
(a) Roque.
(b) Ana.
(c) The Mayor.
(d) The policeman.

6. In "The Last Voyage," what color is the lantern's light that guides the ghost ship?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

7. What does Damaso bring to Ana at the beginning of the story?
(a) Billiard balls.
(b) A cantaloupe.
(c) Two hundred pesos.
(d) A puppy.

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

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

10. What language does Ulises's mother speak?
(a) Dutch.
(b) English.
(c) Mayan.
(d) Guajiro.

11. Who travels with Eréndira and her grandmother?
(a) A photographer.
(b) A butcher.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A priest.

12. What explodes in "Innocent Eréndira"?
(a) A pressure cooker.
(b) A bus.
(c) A piano.
(d) A fire extinguisher.

13. Who initially states that the drowned man must be named Esteban?
(a) The Mayor.
(b) The oldest woman.
(c) The captain.
(d) The youngest child.

14. How much longer than the village is the ghost ship in "The Last Voyage"?
(a) Ninety-seven times.
(b) Two miles.
(c) Thirty times.
(d) Four hundred meters.

15. How many houses are in the village in "The Handsomest Drowned Man"?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Death Constant Beyond Love," where does Onésimo Sánchez meet his true love?

2. What is the name of the priest in "A Very Old Man"?

3. What is Blacamán exhibiting at the beginning of "Blacamán the Good, Vendor of Miracles"?

4. Where is Balthazar at the end of the story?

5. How often does Onésimo Sánchez campaign?

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