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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. How many years in prison did Maurilio serve for his crime before he was released?
(a) 9.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

2. At the time when Yesenia encountered her cousin Luismi for the first time in many years, how many years had it been?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. How does Yesenia feel about Luismi's father's reasons for letting another person raise his only son?
(a) She feels that Luismi has been better off without his father around.
(b) She feels that Luismi's mother had been at fault.
(c) She feels that it was a cowardly decision.
(d) She feels that there were good intentions behind the decision.

4. The nickname given to Yesenia was meant to characterize her as what type of creature with two legs?
(a) A lizard.
(b) A snail.
(c) A catfish.
(d) A snake.

5. What object does the group of boys use to carry the small rocks featured in Chapter I?
(a) A pail.
(b) A basket.
(c) A shirt.
(d) A sock.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes the corpse in Chapter I as floating among rushes and what other objects?

2. The Witch's mother was rumored to have killed which member of her immediate family?

3. The Witch's community believed that she kept a statue hidden in her house that resembled what figure?

4. Prior to his incarceration, Maurilio took what action "like a norteno," (33) according to Yesenia?

5. Yesenia saw Luismi and other young men carrying the Witch out of what location?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the significance of the wooden crate described in Chapter III?

5. What does the wet rope symbolize?

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

7. Characterize the relationship between Dona Tina and Yesenia.

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

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

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

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