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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The boys featured in Chapter I see a corpse floating in which type of body of water?
(a) River.
(b) Lake.
(c) Bog.
(d) Canal.

4. According to rumors in town, for what type of purpose did the Witch use the statue hidden in her home?
(a) Sexual.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Religious.
(d) Educational.

5. In what year did a hurricane cause the stone temples built by the ancients to be buried within the mountainside?
(a) 1963.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1978.

6. On what day of the week did Yesenia bump into her cousin Luismi for the first time in years?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

7. The narrator reveals in Chapter III that which character reported Luismi to the police for his possible involvement in the Witch's murder?
(a) Yesenia.
(b) Willy.
(c) Munra.
(d) Dona Tina.

8. What is Dona Tina's weapon of choice when she punishes the children in the family?
(a) A paddle.
(b) A wooden spoon.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A wet rope.

9. What was the last name of the man who took the Witch as his longtime mistress?
(a) Villalobos.
(b) Sanchez.
(c) Conde.
(d) Lequilla.

10. To what type of creature does Yesenia liken Luismi in Chapter III?
(a) A zombie.
(b) A vampire.
(c) A werewolf.
(d) A ghoul.

11. How many years in prison did Maurilio serve for his crime before he was released?
(a) 2.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

12. Most of the women who visited the Witch's mother on one particular day of the week covered their faces with what objects as they approached the Witch's house?
(a) A shawl.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A parasol.
(d) A fan.

13. The adult sons of the Witch's late longtime lover blame their father's death on what cause?
(a) A fall.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Poison.
(d) Blunt force trauma.

14. Which type of sensory input causes the boys in Chapter I to want to turn around?
(a) Smell.
(b) Touch.
(c) Hearing.
(d) Sight.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The most valuable asset within Manolo's estate was thought to be a ring featuring what kind of stone?

4. The Witch's mother was rumored to have killed which member of her immediate family?

5. At the time when Yesenia encountered her cousin Luismi for the first time in many years, how many years had it been?

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