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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Luismi's mother used to leave him in a crate made of what material while she conducted sex work along the highway?
(a) Limestone.
(b) Bricks.
(c) Wood.
(d) Straw.

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

5. 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 lagoon.
(d) A river.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator reveals that after her hair was cut off, Yesenia was sent to sleep in what location?

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

3. 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?

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

5. What color is the foam surrounding the face of the corpse featured in Chapter I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did most women seeking the Witch's service do when they visited her and why is this significant?

2. Who was Manolo Conde and what rumors about his death have been floating around the community for years?

3. What happened to Monolo Conde's two sons and how did their fates inform the community's view of the Witch and the Girl?

4. How does the reader find out the identity of the person who told the police about Luismi's involvement in the murder of the Witch?

5. How did Dona Tina find out who told the police that Luismi was involved with the Witch's murder?

6. Characterize the relationship between Dona Tina and Yesenia.

7. How does Yesenia feel about her cousin Luismi and why?

8. What does the wet rope symbolize?

9. What was the cause of Maurilio's death and how long after his release from prison did his death occur?

10. For what crime was Maurilio incarcerated and for how long?

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