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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. The two ladies are:
(a) going to the cinema
(b) grocery shopping
(c) meeting their husbands
(d) shopping for wedding items

2. At lunch, the two women try to pronounce the name of:
(a) Marilyn Monroe
(b) Betty Brable
(c) Jane Powell
(d) Joan Crawford

3. When Mr. Cruz is regaining consciousness, he is aware of what?
(a) a doctor and two women
(b) noise in the hall
(c) a car honking its horn
(d) pain

4. How many children do Artemio and Catalina have?
(a) no children
(b) three children
(c) two children
(d) one son with another child on the way

5. Artemio is a candidate for:
(a) the Presidency
(b) he is not involved in politics
(c) the town council
(d) the federal congress

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the wounded man Artemio tries to help?

2. What does Cruz smell?

3. While the women are walking they:

4. After Gonzalo's death:

5. Artemio thinks of his condition as:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Americans need Artemio?

2. Why is Catalina upset with Artemio?

3. What was the threat that Don Gamaliel faced from his peasants?

4. Why does the police commander have Cruz brought to Saturno's?

5. Why does Cruz have to leave town?

6. What is the subject of the business meeting between Artemio and the Americans?

7. What impression does the reader have of Mr. Cruz's financial position?

8. What is Cruz thinking while the police commander is playing Russian Roulette?

9. Who does Cruz see when he first opens his eyes?

10. What does Artemio do after the business meeting?

(see the answer keys)

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