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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. Why does Jacob come to Chile?
(a) His ship wrecked.
(b) He is running from the law.
(c) He is visiting relatives.
(d) He is trying to win a bet.

2. What is Eliza's last name?
(a) Todd.
(b) Smith.
(c) Sommers.
(d) Thompson.

3. What does Joaquin want to change?
(a) He wants Chile to gain independence.
(b) The way women are treated in society.
(c) He wants all the English people to leave Chile.
(d) The conditions of working men.

4. Who continues to visit Jacob after his public shame?
(a) His former landlord.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Jeremy.
(d) Joaquin.

5. What does the bishop request when asking Paulina's father to work out an agreement for his daughter's wedding?
(a) Hot chocolate.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) A cigar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jeremy's brother's job?

2. 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"?

3. What does Eliza promise to give Tao Chi'en?

4. Who old is Karl when he first experiences love?

5. How many siblings does Tao Chi'en have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Tao Chi'en particularly interested in helping young sex slaves?

2. What does Rose Sommers think about Joaquin at first, and then upon a second look?

3. Why does Michael storm out of the Sommers' home never to return?

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

5. Describe Eliza's appearance as a baby and when she gets older.

6. What is Eliza's reputation like at the brothel?

7. How does fate intervene for Eliza at the end of "The News"?

8. Why does Paulina want John to be the captain of her steamship?

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

10. What does Lin's ghost tell Tao Chi'en when she visits him in "Joaquin"?

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