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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. What is the name of Luismi's late father, as revealed in Chapter III of Hurricane Season?
(a) Barrabas.
(b) Modesto.
(c) Lagarta.
(d) Maurilio.

2. With what type of expression does Dona Tina look at Yesenia just before she dies at the end of Chapter III?
(a) Adoring.
(b) Shocked.
(c) Furious.
(d) Disappointed.

3. What final action does Yesenia take just before Dona Tina dies in her arms at the end of Chapter III?
(a) She curses the Devil.
(b) She calls the priest.
(c) She begs Dona Tina's forgiveness.
(d) She curses God.

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

5. To what type of creature does Yesenia liken Luismi in Chapter III?
(a) A werewolf.
(b) A vampire.
(c) A ghoul.
(d) A zombie.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason did Yesenia go to the body of water nearby the location where she later encountered her cousin Luismi?

2. In Chapter II, the narrator states that the Witch was called Young Witch until which member of her family died?

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

4. How many years after Maurilio's release from prison did he die?

5. 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?

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

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

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

5. Why did Maurilio stop raising his son Luismi even before he was incarcerated?

6. Characterize the relationship between Dona Tina and Yesenia.

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

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

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

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

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