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

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

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

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

5. How often does Onésimo Sánchez campaign?
(a) Every eight years.
(b) Every four years.
(c) Every two years.
(d) Every six years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Rebecca's husband?

2. Whom does Damaso hit?

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

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

5. As the women imagine in "The Handsomest Drowned Man," what emotion is on the corpse's face?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Jacob's wife, what is the significance of the smell in "The Sea of Lost Time"?

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

3. Why does Mina make roses?

4. Describe what happens when the mother of the protagonist of "The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship" gets a new chair.

5. How do the women believe Esteban's compatriots must have felt about him?

6. How does the protagonist of "The Last Voyage" affect the ghost ship's passage?

7. How do the villagers react to the old man in "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," and why?

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

9. Why is the boy traveling in "One Day After Saturday"?

10. Describe José Montiel's family situation.

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