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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 face of the corpse featured in Chapter I is bearing what type of expression?
(a) A frown.
(b) A smile.
(c) A grimace.
(d) A frozen shriek.

2. 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) Waists.
(b) Knees.
(c) Shins.
(d) Ankles.

3. Which type of sensory input causes the boys in Chapter I to want to turn around?
(a) Smell.
(b) Hearing.
(c) Sight.
(d) Touch.

4. What is the last name of the sisters famous for spreading gossip throughout the town?
(a) Marta.
(b) Casto.
(c) Mata.
(d) Guera.

5. What color is the foam surrounding the face of the corpse featured in Chapter I?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. The vigil held for Manolo takes place in what type of location?

2. The poem included in the epigraph section of Hurricane Season entitled "Easter, 1916" was written by which poet?

3. What adjective is NOT used to describe Yesenia's hair in comparison to the hair of her family members?

4. The ring that no living member of Manolo's family has ever seen had belonged to which one of his family members?

5. The boys featured in Chapter I see a corpse floating in which type of body of water?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. What does the wet rope symbolize?

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

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

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