View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rolf earn the respect of the citizens around him?
(a) By teaching English.
(b) By helping the guerrillas.
(c) By working in the fields.
(d) By supporting the general.

2. What is Madrina's mental/physical state when Eva finds her in Chapter 9?
(a) She is active and happy.
(b) She is almost insane.
(c) She is deaf and mute.
(d) She is sick but positive.

3. Why is it difficult for Eva to understand why Mimi wants to be a woman?
(a) Because Eva has cursed the fact she herself is female.
(b) Because he can never give birth.
(c) Because he was such a handsome man.
(d) Because of the public response.

4. How does Eva end the book?
(a) Telling how the government was overrun.
(b) Telling stories with many potential endings.
(c) Sharing details of her wedding to Rolf.
(d) Discussing her childhood.

5. What do Rolf and Eva do upon being reunited at the end of the story?
(a) They fight.
(b) They leave the country.
(c) They run away together.
(d) They kiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Chief find when he comes into the store in Chapter 8?

2. Who turns out to be the ghost that Elvira thinks is haunting the house?

3. Who invites Huberto to a meeting with the guerrillas?

4. What is Mimi's opinion of Huberto?

5. What ability does Eva seem to give the readers at the end of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the government respond to Rolf's film of the brutal murder of guerrilla prisoners?

2. How has life changed for Melesio in Chapter 9?

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

4. What type of leader does Rogelio seem to be?

5. How do Riad and Eva handle Zulema after Kamal's departure?

6. How does Eva find Madrina and what does she try to do for her?

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

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

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

10. What does Eva learn when she stops in at Agua Santa on her way to Santa Maria?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 828 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample