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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how old is Eva when she first meets Huberto?
(a) 13 years old.
(b) 11 years old.
(c) 10 years old.
(d) 9 years old.

2. What does Professor Jones tell the priest on his death bed?
(a) The priest needs to give everything to the cook.
(b) Eva is to be his only heir.
(c) Eva is to become a nun.
(d) The church should get all his money.

3. Why is Ines' son shot in Chapter 6?
(a) He was a guerrilla soldier.
(b) He tried to break into a store.
(c) He attacked a policeman.
(d) He stole a mango.

4. What game do Elvira and Eva play with the coffin?
(a) They pretend they are mummy seekers.
(b) They play vampires.
(c) They play hide and seek.
(d) They pretend to attend each other's funerals.

5. What does the town do to Ines' son's killer?
(a) Raid his house.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Fill his house with mangoes.
(d) Chase him out of town.

6. What does Eva catch Zulema and Kamal doing while Riad is gone?
(a) Planning to murder Riad.
(b) Planning a surprise party for Riad.
(c) Being intimate.
(d) Stealing from Riad.

7. What is the name of the mountain town where Riad takes Eva?
(a) Cielo Azul.
(b) Isla de Miel.
(c) Agua Santa.
(d) Santo Domingo.

8. How old is Eva when she is looking for Huberto in the city in Chapter 5?
(a) 15 years old.
(b) 14 years old.
(c) 12 years old.
(d) 13 years old.

9. Why does Elvira keep a coffin in her room?
(a) She is afraid to be buried in a pauper's grave.
(b) She sleeps in it.
(c) It was a gift from her late husband.
(d) She is obsessed with death.

10. How old was Consuelo when she met El Portuguese?
(a) 14 years old.
(b) 13 years old.
(c) 10 years old.
(d) 12 years old.

11. What medical condition strikes the Professor in Chapter 1?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) An aneurism.
(c) Cancer.
(d) A stroke.

12. Why must Eva get a job?
(a) The priest makes Eva get a job.
(b) Eva asks to get a job.
(c) Eva is too much trouble for Madrina.
(d) Madrina cannot care for Eva on her own.

13. From which of the following health issues does Katherina suffer?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Paralysis.
(c) Blindness.
(d) A heart defect.

14. In what country is Rolf born and raised?
(a) Austria.
(b) Germany.
(c) Poland.
(d) Russia.

15. Why does Kamal come to live with Riad?
(a) To go to school.
(b) To gain riches.
(c) To avoid the wars in his country.
(d) To learn a profession.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the boots Frau Carle is forced to wear?

2. Why does Rolf think himself unmanly as a child?

3. What happens to Madrina after her baby is born stillborn?

4. How long are Rolf and his cousin lovers before they put an end to it?

5. Why is Eva told that she needs to leave La Senora's?

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