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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VII and VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Munra get into a terrible car accident on the highway?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2015.

2. What object does the group of boys use to carry the small rocks featured in Chapter I?
(a) A pail.
(b) A sock.
(c) A basket.
(d) A shirt.

3. The Grandfather maintains that he had only wanted to tell the lanky boy that one should take what action while burying bodies?
(a) Keep them in sight.
(b) Look away from them.
(c) Pray for their souls.
(d) Talk to them.

4. What color is the foam surrounding the face of the corpse featured in Chapter I?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Brown.

5. The workers featured in Chapter VIII work at the morgue in what location?
(a) La Moreno.
(b) Villa.
(c) Chucita.
(d) Montiel Sosa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term is used in Chapter V to describe the man who reportedly promised Luismi a job?

2. What information did Munra hope to gain by buying Luismi a number of beers after they left the hospital?

3. What action does the Grandfather name as the one "that's the way out of this hole" (199) in the novel's final line?

4. What name did the Witch's mother NOT use in reference to her daughter while she was still alive to call the Witch names?

5. What happened to the money that Luismi was supposed to use to purchase cocaine on the Witch's behalf?

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