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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 basement.
(c) The yard.
(d) The bathtub.

2. From whose perspective are the events of Chapter III presented?
(a) Luismi's.
(b) Dona Tina's.
(c) Brando's.
(d) Yesenia's.

3. 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) Ankles.
(c) Shins.
(d) Knees.

4. How many boys are in the group featured in the first chapter of Hurricane Season?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

5. The most valuable asset within Manolo's estate was thought to be a ring featuring what kind of stone?
(a) A sapphire.
(b) A ruby.
(c) An emerald.
(d) A diamond.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states that the Witch had never asked greater than what price for performing her conjuring skills?

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

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

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

5. What is Dona Tina's weapon of choice when she punishes the children in the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the wet rope symbolize?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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