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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Handsomest Drowned Man," how many languages does the captain in the villagers' daydream speak?
(a) Six.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

3. To whom does Father Anthony Isabel give the offering?
(a) The traveling boy.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) The birds.
(d) The devil.

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

5. What is the antivenom made of in "Blacamán"?
(a) Snake venom.
(b) Vegetable oil.
(c) Rhubarb and turpentine.
(d) Rose water.

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

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

8. For what is Mina searching at the beginning of "Artificial Roses"?
(a) Her sleeves.
(b) The oven manual.
(c) A kitten.
(d) Keys.

9. From what does Big Mama's doctor suffer?
(a) Migraines.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) Hypochondria.
(d) Pleurisy.

10. What is damaging Rebecca's screens?
(a) Birds.
(b) Vandals.
(c) The rain.
(d) Ghosts.

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

12. As the women imagine in "The Handsomest Drowned Man," what emotion is on the corpse's face?
(a) Shame.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Ecstasy.
(d) Sadness.

13. Whom does Damaso hit?
(a) Ana.
(b) The prostitute.
(c) The traveling salesman.
(d) Roque.

14. What follows Big Mama's funeral procession?
(a) Bears.
(b) Thieves.
(c) Paper butterflies.
(d) Vultures.

15. From what do the women make the drowned man a pair of pants?
(a) Flour sacks.
(b) A bedsheet.
(c) A sail.
(d) Their husbands' pants.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon," how old is Balthazar?

3. What is Rebecca's servant's name?

4. In "The Sea of Lost Time," which stranger comes to town?

5. How often does Onésimo Sánchez campaign?

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