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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem included in the epigraph section of Hurricane Season entitled "Easter, 1916" was written by which poet?
(a) Lord Byron.
(b) W.B. Yeats.
(c) John Donne.
(d) John Keats.

2. Near what kind of body of water did Yesenia encounter Luismi unexpectedly one day, as revealed in Chapter III?
(a) A pond.
(b) A bay.
(c) A river.
(d) A lagoon.

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

4. All but one of the boys featured in the novel's first chapter are said to be wearing which item as their only piece of clothing?
(a) Socks.
(b) A hat.
(c) Underwear.
(d) A smock.

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

6. 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 wet rope.
(d) A ruler.

7. 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 brother and uncle.
(d) His mother and stepfather.

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

9. What name did the Witch's mother NOT use in reference to her daughter while she was still alive to call the Witch names?
(a) Asshole.
(b) Whore.
(c) Retard.
(d) Devil child.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What method did Yesenia plan to use to kill Luismi the next time he came home to Dona Tina's house?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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