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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After Manolo's death, the Witch's customer paid for her services with what kind of goods?
(a) Food.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Milk.

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

4. 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 dog.
(b) A slug.
(c) A lion.
(d) A shark.

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

6. When the Witch was a young girl, she ran many errands for the household, including traveling how many miles each way to reach the market in Villa?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

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

8. Luismi unknowingly thwarted Yesenia's plan to murder him when he moved in with which other members of his family?
(a) His uncles.
(b) His cousins.
(c) His mother and stepfather.
(d) His brother and uncle.

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

10. 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 parasol.
(b) A fan.
(c) A shawl.
(d) A newspaper.

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

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

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

14. What adjective is NOT used to describe Yesenia's hair in comparison to the hair of her family members?
(a) Straight.
(b) Coarse.
(c) Shiny.
(d) Smooth.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which type of sensory input causes the boys in Chapter I to want to turn around?

3. The vigil held for Manolo takes place in what type of location?

4. According to rumors in town, for what type of purpose did the Witch use the statue hidden in her home?

5. What object does the group of boys use to carry the small rocks featured in Chapter I?

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