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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 does Ulises's father smuggle?
(a) Apples.
(b) Necklaces.
(c) Infants.
(d) Oranges.

2. What color is the grandmother's blood in "Innocent Eréndira"?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

3. How many houses are in the village in "The Handsomest Drowned Man"?
(a) Thirty.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) Twenty.

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

5. What type of animal is often in Tobías's bed in "The Sea of Lost Time"?
(a) Tortoise.
(b) Seagull.
(c) Bedbug.
(d) Crab.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do José Montiel's daughters live?

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

3. Where does Mina say she is going?

4. What follows Big Mama's funeral procession?

5. To whom does Father Anthony Isabel give the offering?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Balthazar's cage.

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