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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. Where did Onésimo Sánchez go to university?
(a) Harvard.
(b) University of Santiago.
(c) Göttingen.
(d) Yale.

2. What unusual smell does the sea give off in "The Sea of Lost Time"?
(a) Daffodils.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) Onions.
(d) Roses.

3. In "Death Constant Beyond Love," of what are the butterflies made?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Wax.
(c) Paper.
(d) Steel.

4. What is in Trinidad's box in "Artificial Roses"?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Kitchen utensils.
(c) Dead mice.
(d) Dried flowers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the grandmother's blood in "Innocent Eréndira"?

2. How many keys does Mina give the blind woman?

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

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

5. What animal is infesting Pelayo's house at the beginning of "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Balthazar's cage.

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

4. Describe the drowned man in "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World."

5. Why are Mina's sleeves important in "Artificial Roses"?

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

7. Why does Mina make roses?

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

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

10. What does Damaso plan to do with the stolen goods, and what becomes of his plans?

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