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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The nickname given to Yesenia was meant to characterize her as what type of creature with two legs?
(a) A catfish.
(b) A snake.
(c) A snail.
(d) A lizard.

2. Which character raised Luismi when his parents could no longer do so?
(a) Maurilio.
(b) Dona Tina.
(c) Yesenia.
(d) Yolanda.

3. From whose perspective are the events of Chapter III presented?
(a) Dona Tina's.
(b) Luismi's.
(c) Yesenia's.
(d) Brando's.

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

5. At the time when Yesenia encountered her cousin Luismi for the first time in many years, how many years had it been?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

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

8. The Witch's mother was rumored to have killed which member of her immediate family?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her mother.

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

10. How many boys are in the group featured in the first chapter of Hurricane Season?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

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

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

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

15. The group of boys in Chapter I are armed with what type of weapons?
(a) Clubs.
(b) Daggers.
(c) Machetes.
(d) Slingshots.

Short Answer Questions

1. The boys featured in Chapter I see a corpse floating in which type of body of water?

2. Yesenia was with Vanessa when she heard that which character's body had been found?

3. The ring that no living member of Manolo's family has ever seen had belonged to which one of his family members?

4. For what alleged transgression was Yesenia punished with the removal of most of her hair?

5. On which day of May was the Witch's body found in the canal?

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