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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What object does the group of boys use to carry the small rocks featured in Chapter I?
(a) A pail.
(b) A sock.
(c) A shirt.
(d) A basket.

5. The Witch's community believed that she kept a statue hidden in her house that resembled what figure?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) A serpent.
(c) Mary Magdalene.
(d) The Devil.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many full-grown sons raced to claim their father Manolo's assets after his death in an attempt to keep the Witch from getting anything?

3. The narrator of Chapter I states that the ringleader in the group of boys is wearing what color swim trunks?

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

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

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