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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. The narrator reveals in Chapter III that which character reported Luismi to the police for his possible involvement in the Witch's murder?
(a) Yesenia.
(b) Munra.
(c) Willy.
(d) Dona Tina.

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?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 11.

3. As the group of boys in Chapter I moves through the water, they are wading through mud up to what parts of their bodies?
(a) Shins.
(b) Knees.
(c) Waists.
(d) Ankles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What was the last name of the man who took the Witch as his longtime mistress?

3. The nickname given to Yesenia was meant to characterize her as what type of creature with two legs?

4. What is Dona Tina's weapon of choice when she punishes the children in the family?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the theme of appearance versus reality arise within the epigraph section of Hurricane Season?

2. For what reasons is the request to claim the Witch's body denied and what is the significance of the refusal?

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

5. What is Yesenia's favorite physical feature and how did it get destroyed?

6. Who tries to claim the Witch's body in order to provide her with a proper burial?

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

8. How does Melchor manipulate tone types in Chapter II in order to suggest the true cause of Monolo Conde's death?

9. In what way does Melchor subtly suggest the true purpose that the Witch had served within her community prior to her death?

10. 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?

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