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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. What is the Palace of the Poor?
(a) A hotel in the red light district.
(b) A prison for the homeless.
(c) A local homeless shelter.
(d) The mansion of El Benefactor.

2. What word best describes the Professor as an employer?
(a) Heavy-handed.
(b) Fair.
(c) Short-tempered.
(d) Uninvolved.

3. What was the Revolt of the Whores?
(a) Melesio's cabaret act.
(b) A riot in the red light district.
(c) The title of a book La Senora gave to Eva.
(d) A play in the theater.

4. What does Consuelo tell her daughter about death?
(a) There is no death as long as one is remembered.
(b) The one who dies goes to heaven.
(c) That she will meet the dead again someday.
(d) Death is like life but invisible.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lukas Carle sent to prison?

2. How does Zulema respond when she learns that Kamal is gone?

3. What does Rolf intend to study at University?

4. What is the name of the mountain town where Riad takes Eva?

5. How long does Consuelo live at the convent in the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Madrina play in Eva's life in Chapter 2?

2. What happens when Jochen finally stands up to his father?

3. What do the Russian soldiers do to the townspeople in Chapter 2?

4. What request is made by the Professor on his deathbed and is it obeyed?

5. Please describe Professor Jones.

6. What is the relationship between Professor Jones and Consuelo like?

7. What happens to Madrina after her baby is born deformed?

8. How would you describe Riad?

9. What is the result of Jochen's departure from his family?

10. How does the family react when Lukas returns from war?

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