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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Madrina after her baby is born stillborn?
(a) She writes a book.
(b) She tries to have another baby.
(c) She joins a convent.
(d) She goes crazy.

2. What feelings, if any, does Eva have towards Kamal?
(a) She has a crush on Kamal.
(b) Eva has no feelings whatsoever toward Kamal.
(c) Eva cannot stand Kamal.
(d) Eva has friendly feelings only toward Kamal.

3. How does Madrina react when Eva comes home after several days on the streets?
(a) She is angry but tells Eva she understands.
(b) She banishes Eva from her house forever.
(c) She is overjoyed Eva is safe.
(d) She is angry and beats Eva for her behavior.

4. How does Eva view Riad's cleft lip?
(a) As a gift that makes him more special than others.
(b) As something that she pities.
(c) As though it was nothing.
(d) As a curse.

5. What is Aravena's profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Government official.
(c) Newswriter and film maker.
(d) Lawyer.

6. How is Eva treated by the patrona's cook?
(a) Like a granddaughter.
(b) Like an animal.
(c) Like a slave.
(d) As if she does not exist.

7. What does Rolf hope for his father while he is in prison?
(a) He hopes his father gets extra time in prison.
(b) He hopes his father gets out of prison early.
(c) He hopes his father dies in prison.
(d) He hopes his father comes to God in prison.

8. How does Rolf meet Senor Aravena?
(a) He runs into him at a store.
(b) He wants to marry one of his cousins.
(c) He is Rupert's neighbor.
(d) He is a guest at the inn.

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

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

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

12. Why does Rolf think himself unmanly as a child?
(a) He wants to be a nurse.
(b) He likes poetry.
(c) He plays with dolls.
(d) He does not like wrestling.

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

14. Who gets annoyed with Elvira and Eva's games?
(a) The maid.
(b) Madrina.
(c) Patrona.
(d) Patron.

15. What profession does Lukas Carle have before the war?
(a) Banker.
(b) Store owner.
(c) Priest.
(d) Schoolmaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What task do the soldiers make the village people, including Rolf, do?

2. What term of endearment does Eva refer to Elvira?

3. Why do the cousins put an end to their romance with Rolf?

4. What does Melesio do at the cabaret?

5. How does Jochen's father view him?

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