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

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

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

4. How old is Father Anthony Isabel?
(a) Ninety-four.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Ninety.
(d) Eighty-five.

5. How many keys does Mina give the blind woman?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Death Constant Beyond Love," of what are the butterflies made?

2. What killed José Montiel?

3. Of whom did José Montiel give the church a picture?

4. What does Damaso bring to Ana at the beginning of the story?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mina make roses?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why do the missionaries kidnap Eréndira, and what do they do with her?

10. What do the birds do in "One Day After Saturday," and why?

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