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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Yesenia feel about Luismi's father's reasons for letting another person raise his only son?
(a) She feels that there were good intentions behind the decision.
(b) She feels that Luismi's mother had been at fault.
(c) She feels that Luismi has been better off without his father around.
(d) She feels that it was a cowardly decision.

2. Yesenia was with Vanessa when she heard that which character's body had been found?
(a) Brando.
(b) The Witch.
(c) Dona Tina.
(d) Father Casto.

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

4. Which types of creatures are swarming over the corpse's face, according to the narrator of Chapter I?
(a) Crickets.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Beetles.

5. Who first began to call Yesenia by the nickname she purports to hate?
(a) Luismi.
(b) Dona Tina.
(c) Maurilio.
(d) Willy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator reveals that after her hair was cut off, Yesenia was sent to sleep in what location?

2. What adjective is NOT used to describe Yesenia's hair in comparison to the hair of her family members?

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

4. Which character raised Luismi when his parents could no longer do so?

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

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