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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 many daughters does Agustin have?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. When Rose is younger, what occupation does she want to have?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Opera diva.
(c) Nun.
(d) Writer.

3. Who becomes friends with Joaquin at the beginning of "A Ruined Reputation"?
(a) Jeremy.
(b) John.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Rose.

4. Who does Jacob fall in love with?
(a) Mama Fresia.
(b) Paulina.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Rose.

5. Why does a chaplain arrive in Valparaiso?
(a) To woo Rose Sommers.
(b) To open a new Catholic Church.
(c) To ask a favor of Jeremy.
(d) To investigate Jacob's missionary work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Joaquin supposed to meet Eliza in secret for the first time?

2. What is the name of the woman who works for Jeremy and Rose?

3. On what condition will Rose take Eliza to England?

4. How old is Tao Chi'en when he gets separated from his family?

5. What does the name Tao mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Rose feel about Eliza spending a lot of time in the kitchen?

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

4. Describe Joaquin's childhood.

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

6. What does Jacob Todd think of Rose when he first meets her?

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

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

9. What new reason is revealed in "Miss Rose" for why Rose is not interested in marriage?

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

(see the answer keys)

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