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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first reason Virgil is displeased with Noemí in Chapter 15?
(a) For speaking with Catalina.
(b) For refusing to kiss him.
(c) For being disrespectful to Florence.
(d) For going into town.

2. Most of the graves in the cemetery date from what year, as revealed in Chapter 4?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1788.
(d) 1688.

3. What phrase does Noemí explain the origins of in Chapter 16?
(a) Stark raving mad.
(b) Losing one’s marbles.
(c) Bats in the belfry.
(d) Mad as a hatter.

4. Who can be heard moaning in Chapter 11?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Howard.
(d) Agnes.

5. Who is the mother of Howard’s children, as Noemí reflects in Chapter 14?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Alice.
(c) Florence.
(d) Agnes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second reason Virgil is displeased with Noemí in Chapter 15?

2. What modern comfort is missing from the Doyle family home, as revealed in Chapter 2?

3. Why does Noemí refuse to eat breakfast in Chapter 21?

4. Who is Noemí meant to marry, as revealed at the end of Chapter 22?

5. What rule is Noemí expected to obey during dinner in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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