2. The Witch at the center of the narrative died when she sustained what type of injury?
(a) A hanging.
(b) A stabbing.
(c) A drowning.
(d) A throat slashing.

3. The narrator describes the corpse in Chapter I as floating among rushes and what other objects?
(a) Tissues.
(b) Syringes.
(c) Paper cups.
(d) Plastic bags.

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

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

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

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

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

9. The narrator reveals that after her hair was cut off, Yesenia was sent to sleep in what location?
(a) The yard.
(b) The attic.
(c) The basement.
(d) The bathtub.

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

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

12. What implement did Dona Tina use to cut off Yesenia's hair in retaliation for allegedly telling lies about Luismi?
(a) A can opener.
(b) A switchblade.
(c) A pair of poultry shears.
(d) A pair of barber shears.

13. Yesenia saw Luismi and how many other young men carrying the Witch one night in April?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

14. In Chapter II, the narrator states that the Witch was called Young Witch until which member of her family died?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her aunt.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. As the group of boys in Chapter I moves through the water, they are wading through mud up to what parts of their bodies?

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

4. Which types of creatures are swarming over the corpse's face, according to the narrator of Chapter I?

5. Near what kind of body of water did Yesenia encounter Luismi unexpectedly one day, as revealed in Chapter III?

(see the answer keys)

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