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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason did Yesenia go to the body of water nearby the location where she later encountered her cousin Luismi?
(a) To sketch.
(b) To do laundry.
(c) To swim.
(d) To paint.

2. Which entity refuses to turn over the Witch's body to those who want to provide her with a proper burial?
(a) The murderer.
(b) The police.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The prosecutor.

3. 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 slug.
(c) A dog.
(d) A lion.

4. 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) A smock.
(b) Socks.
(c) A hat.
(d) Underwear.

5. What is the last name of the sisters famous for spreading gossip throughout the town?
(a) Guera.
(b) Casto.
(c) Marta.
(d) Mata.

6. 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) Waists.
(b) Knees.
(c) Shins.
(d) Ankles.

7. What method did Yesenia plan to use to kill Luismi the next time he came home to Dona Tina's house?
(a) Beating.
(b) Stabbing.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Poisoning.

8. What final action does Yesenia take just before Dona Tina dies in her arms at the end of Chapter III?
(a) She begs Dona Tina's forgiveness.
(b) She curses the Devil.
(c) She calls the priest.
(d) She curses God.

9. Yesenia claims that which character only goes out at night?
(a) Luismi.
(b) Dona Tina.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Maurilio.

10. What is the name of Luismi's late father, as revealed in Chapter III of Hurricane Season?
(a) Lagarta.
(b) Barrabas.
(c) Maurilio.
(d) Modesto.

11. What cause did the coroner name in his report about Manolo's death?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Poison.
(d) Heart attack.

12. What was the reason that Luismi's father was initially unable to raise him?
(a) He became gravely ill.
(b) He was thrown into jail.
(c) He had a drug addiction.
(d) He left to become a musician.

13. How many years after Maurilio's release from prison did he die?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 1.

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

15. The poem included in the epigraph section of Hurricane Season entitled "Easter, 1916" was written by which poet?
(a) John Keats.
(b) W.B. Yeats.
(c) John Donne.
(d) Lord Byron.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In which month of the year does Chapter I take place?

4. Yesenia saw Luismi and how many other young men carrying the Witch one night in April?

5. What is the name of Yesenia's niece?

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