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

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

3. On what day of the week did Yesenia bump into her cousin Luismi for the first time in years?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Thursday.

4. 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?
(a) A shawl.
(b) A fan.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A parasol.

5. The vigil held for Manolo takes place in what type of location?
(a) A sugar cane field.
(b) A meeting hall.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What final action does Yesenia take just before Dona Tina dies in her arms at the end of Chapter III?

3. At the time when Yesenia encountered her cousin Luismi for the first time in many years, how many years had it been?

4. What name did the Witch's mother NOT use in reference to her daughter while she was still alive to call the Witch names?

5. Luismi's mother used to leave him in a crate made of what material while she conducted sex work along the highway?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Melchor create a feeling of suspense within the reading audience in the novel's first brief chapter?

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

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

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

6. Discuss Melchor's use of sensory details and vivid imagery within the final passages of Chapter I.

7. Characterize the relationship between Dona Tina and Yesenia.

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

9. What action does Yesenia take just before Dona Tina dies in her arms?

10. For what purpose does Melchor include details about a statue rumored to be hidden in the Witch's house?

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