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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 does Tao Chi'en's master kill himself?
(a) He swallows gold.
(b) By accident, after drinking too much alcohol.
(c) He stabs himself.
(d) He hangs himself.

2. What season is it when "The News" starts?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

3. What is Jeremy's brother named?
(a) Jacob.
(b) John.
(c) Thomas.
(d) James.

4. Who says: "Her misfortune was to fall in love with a bad man. You are her redemption"?
(a) Mama Fresia.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Joaquin.
(d) Rose.

5. Who says, "You have the eyes of a bitch in heat"?
(a) Jeremy.
(b) Tao Chi'en.
(c) Mama Fresia.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Karl from?

2. Why does Paulina's father disapprove of her lover?

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

4. What year is it when Jacob comes to Chile?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why has Rose never been married?

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. Do you think Jeremy does the right thing in interfering with Rose's love life?

5. Why does Eliza go by the name Elias Andieta?

6. Why does Tao Chi'en decide to help Eliza get on the boat to California?

7. Why does Eliza feel comfortable in California?

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

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

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

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