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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what purpose did the women who visited the Witch once a week cover their faces?
(a) To avoid interviews.
(b) To avoid criminal prosecution.
(c) To avoid being accused of prostitution.
(d) To avoid being the subject of gossip.

2. How many full-grown sons raced to claim their father Manolo's assets after his death in an attempt to keep the Witch from getting anything?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. The face of the corpse featured in Chapter I is bearing what type of expression?
(a) A frown.
(b) A smile.
(c) A frozen shriek.
(d) A grimace.

4. To what type of creature does the narrator compare Yesenia when stating that Dona Tina sent her somewhere to sleep for the night after chopping off her hair?
(a) A shark.
(b) A lion.
(c) A dog.
(d) A slug.

5. With what type of expression does Dona Tina look at Yesenia just before she dies at the end of Chapter III?
(a) Shocked.
(b) Adoring.
(c) Furious.
(d) Disappointed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what crime was Maurilio convicted when he was given a lengthy prison sentence?

2. The Witch at the center of the narrative died when she sustained what type of injury?

3. The Witch's community believed that she kept a statue hidden in her house that resembled what figure?

4. On what day of the week did Yesenia bump into her cousin Luismi for the first time in years?

5. The poem included in the epigraph section of Hurricane Season entitled "Easter, 1916" was written by which poet?

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