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

2. 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 newspaper.
(b) A parasol.
(c) A shawl.
(d) A fan.

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?
(a) A smock.
(b) A hat.
(c) Underwear.
(d) Socks.

4. The group of boys in Chapter I are armed with what type of weapons?
(a) Slingshots.
(b) Daggers.
(c) Clubs.
(d) Machetes.

5. According to rumors in town, for what type of purpose did the Witch use the statue hidden in her home?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Educational.
(c) Religious.
(d) Sexual.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many years in prison did Maurilio serve for his crime before he was released?

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

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

5. How many boys are in the group featured in the first chapter of Hurricane Season?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Characterize the relationship between Dona Tina and Yesenia.

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

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

6. What does the wet rope symbolize?

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

8. 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?

9. What is the source of the rumor that the Old Witch had possessed a great deal of money?

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

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