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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters I and II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter II, the narrator states that the Witch was called Young Witch until which member of her family died?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her aunt.

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) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

3. As the group of boys in Chapter I moves through the water, they are wading through mud up to what parts of their bodies?
(a) Knees.
(b) Waists.
(c) Shins.
(d) Ankles.

4. At what time of day does Chapter I take place?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Late afternoon.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Midday.

5. All but one of the boys featured in the novel's first chapter are said to be wearing which item as their only piece of clothing?
(a) Underwear.
(b) A hat.
(c) A smock.
(d) Socks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many boys are in the group featured in the first chapter of Hurricane Season?

2. In what year did a hurricane cause the stone temples built by the ancients to be buried within the mountainside?

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

4. What kind of natural disaster happened the year the Witch's mother died?

5. The narrator states that the Witch had never asked greater than what price for performing her conjuring skills?

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