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

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

3. What is Rebecca's servant's name?
(a) Felipe.
(b) Truman.
(c) Argenida.
(d) Olivia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of bird is supposed to live in the large bird cage?

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

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

4. Whom do Mr. Herbert and Tobías see in the sea?

5. Who hears Big Mama's final wishes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the senator thinking about death in "Death Constant Beyond Love"?

2. How did the villagers think of José Montiel, and why?

3. Describe some of the people who come to Big Mama's funeral.

4. Describe what Mr. Herbert and Tobías find to eat in "The Sea of Lost Time."

5. Summarize Damaso's experience in the pool hall as described in the beginning of "There Are No Thieves in This Town."

6. Describe what happens when Blacamán the Bad gets bitten by a snake.

7. Describe the manner in which the old man leaves the town.

8. Explain how the grandmother of "The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother" dies.

9. Describe Balthazar's cage.

10. How do the villagers react when Balthazar leaves the cage with his patron, and why?

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