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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is it when "Joaquin" begins?
(a) 1847.
(b) 1857.
(c) 1852.
(d) 1862.

2. Who does Tao Chi'en say Eliza is?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His sister.
(c) His assistant.
(d) His brother.

3. When Tao Chi'en and Eliza arrive in California, what does he suggest she look for?
(a) A goldmine.
(b) Her Uncle John.
(c) The Chilean barrio.
(d) The Chinese barrio.

4. Who does Eliza send letters to regularly?
(a) Mama Fresia.
(b) Rose.
(c) Tao Chi'en.
(d) Paulina.

5. What illness is sweeping the town where the brothel resides for the winter?
(a) Yellow fever.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Typhoid fever.
(d) Malaria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says: "People come out west to escape the past and begin anew, but our obsessions pursue us, like the wind"?

2. What does James do for a living?

3. Who is revealed to be Eliza's biological parent?

4. Why is no effort made to revive Tao Chi'en's dead baby?

5. How does Tao find out that Joaquin has been killed?

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