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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. How does Riad get Eva out of the police station?
(a) Threatening the police captain.
(b) Paying her bail.
(c) Hiring a lawyer.
(d) Bribing the lieutenant.

2. What omen is Eva struck with in Chapter 11?
(a) She has fits of blindness.
(b) She can see the dead.
(c) She begins menstruating again.
(d) She begins dreaming of the future.

3. Why does Mimi arrange a meeting with Senor Aravena in Chapter 10?
(a) To see if he has any new acting roles for her.
(b) Because she has a crush on him.
(c) To run a new show idea past him.
(d) To see if he likes Eva's writings.

4. What does Huberto do in the city after he first joins the guerrillas?
(a) Attacks policemen.
(b) Kidnaps government works.
(c) Bombs buildings.
(d) Hands out fliers.

5. Why is Eva summoned to Colonel Rodriquez in Chapter 11?
(a) He wants her to tell Rolf to stop making films.
(b) He wants her to convince Huberto to surrender.
(c) He wants to arrest her.
(d) He wants her to marry him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites Eva to live with them in the capital city?

2. What best describes Eva's place in life at the end of the story?

3. How does the relationship of Rolf and Eva end up at the end of the story?

4. What is Bolero as referenced in Chapter 11?

5. For what is Riad fund raising when he throws a party in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the political state of the country in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 8, what does Eva learn has happened to Melesio?

3. What revelations does Eva come to about Huberto that temporarily leave her angry with him?

4. How does the novel resolve the many story lines and questions?

5. What role do women in this story play in Eva's life?

6. How does the town respond to the lieutenant's treatment of and suspicion of Eva?

7. What is Eva's relationship with Rolf like at the close of the story?

8. What changes has Rolf gone through by Chapter 7?

9. How does the growing political unrest affect Huberto in Chapter 7?

10. What purpose does the Universal Matter serve in Chapter 11?

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