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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. Why has Jaime come to Sant Clara?
(a) To ask if he can take Amara home.
(b) To see Amara.
(c) To ask if Amara can go free.
(d) To ask for prayers for his wife.

2. About what do the villagers tease Esperanca?
(a) About her fixing some clothing for the village idiot.
(b) About a reward she is expecting from Palinor.
(c) About her son's tendency to wander for days without working.
(d) About her desire to learn to read and write.

3. What is the greatest task ever asked of the nuns at Sant Clara?
(a) Obeying men who do not know about them as individuals.
(b) Allowing a young boy to live at the nunnery.
(c) Letting Josefa take different vows from the rest of them.
(d) Caring for Amara.

4. How does Amara scare away the group?
(a) She cries.
(b) She screams curses at them.
(c) She pretends to be possessed.
(d) She drops to all fours and howls.

5. Who does Palinor say he is?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A physician.
(c) A king in his own country.
(d) A prince in his own country.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the four men are eating dinner, what does Beneditx do?

2. What stimulates Severo?

3. What does Beneditx think will convince Palinor of God?

4. What does Severo decide to do with the wolf child?

5. Who tells Beneditx he needs his assistance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amara get away from the convent?

2. What does Severo think about as he falls asleep the first night of visiting Palinor and Beneditx?

3. What does Severo tell the nuns about Amara's suffering?

4. Why is Beneditx angry and what does he remember about his mother's anger?

5. What happens when Dolca comes into Palinor's room on an errand?

6. What does Palinor tell Beneditx about the need to explain everything?

7. What does Palinor tell Beneditx about his view of the truth?

8. When a man comes up to Amara and Josefa as they cut nettles what does he tell them?

9. What does Severo decide to do with the wolf girl?

10. Who is waiting for Severo when he returns home?

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