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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. When does Jacob become very ill?
(a) After his third week in Chile.
(b) After his first night in Chile.
(c) After two years in Chile.
(d) As soon as he arrives in Chile.

2. Where does Eliza follow someone to when she is looking for a way onto the boat?
(a) Into the ship's kitchen.
(b) Into a stranger's home.
(c) Into a bar.
(d) Into a roadside shrine.

3. Where is Rose when she is unexpectedly kissed?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Sewing room.
(c) Garden.
(d) Her bedroom.

4. Who hires John as the captain of a steamship?
(a) Joaquin.
(b) Agustin.
(c) Paulina.
(d) Jacob.

5. Who says: "I am deranged. I do not know what is happening to me, never have I, never shall I, love anyone as I do you"?
(a) Karl.
(b) Rose.
(c) Jeremy.
(d) Jacob.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Paulina's last name before she gets married?

2. What business venture does Paulina want to make?

3. What does Paulina's mother take as a gift to the women of Iglesia de la Matriz?

4. What is the profession of Jacob's new landlord?

5. What is Eliza's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which female character do you think most defies the typical role of women in society?

2. How does Eliza come to understand what Joaquin meant when he talked about freedom?

3. Why does the ghost of Lin tell Tao Chi'en that he has to help Eliza when she becomes ill on the boat?

4. How does James feel about falling in love with a loose woman like Esther?

5. How does Rose's view for Eliza differ from Jeremy's?

6. Why does Rose's anger about Eliza's disappearance subside when she goes to talk with Joaquin's mother?

7. How does Rose behave when she finds out she is not pregnant?

8. What does Jacob do to become a celebrity?

9. Why don't Rose Sommers and Mama Fresia try to stop Eliza from delivering her letter to Joaquin?

10. Describe Jacob Todd's living situation as he settles into Chile.

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