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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much admission do Pelayo and Elisenda charge to see the old man?
(a) Thirty pesos.
(b) One peso.
(c) One gold piece.
(d) Five cents.

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

4. What type of bird is supposed to live in the large bird cage?
(a) Robin.
(b) Canadian goose.
(c) Curlew.
(d) Troupial.

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

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

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

8. For whom did Balthazar make the large bird cage?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Big Mama.
(c) Father Anthony Isabel.
(d) José Montiel's son.

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

10. At what time did José Montiel habitually go to Mass?
(a) 8:00 AM.
(b) 10:00 AM.
(c) Noon.
(d) 2:00 PM.

11. Where does Mina say she is going?
(a) To school.
(b) To Mass.
(c) To a restaurant.
(d) Out with friends.

12. What is in Mina's wooden trunk?
(a) Roses.
(b) Pencils.
(c) Letters.
(d) Quilts.

13. Where is Balthazar at the end of the story?
(a) At home.
(b) At church.
(c) In the bar.
(d) In the street.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Rebecca's husband?

2. In "A Very Old Man," what does the spider woman eat?

3. In "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World," what is the drowned man's weight compared to?

4. What item does Mina make to sell?

5. How many houses are in the village in "The Handsomest Drowned Man"?

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