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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is throwing a party as the novel begins?
(a) The Tejedas.
(b) The Tuñóns.
(c) The Trevinos.
(d) The Tamayos.

2. For what does Noemí ask Virgil’s permission in Chapter 5?
(a) To transfer Catalina to a hospital.
(b) To get a second opinion from a local doctor.
(c) To leave High Place with Catalina.
(d) To call her father.

3. In what city does Noemí and her family live, as revealed in Chapter 1?
(a) Ecatepec.
(b) Puebla City.
(c) Guadalajara.
(d) Mexico City.

4. According to Catalina in Chapter 2, what illness had befallen her?
(a) Polio.
(b) Spanish flu.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Rinderpest.

5. What rule is Noemí expected to obey during dinner in Chapter 3?
(a) There is no prayer before dinner.
(b) There is no laughing during dinner.
(c) There is no dessert after dinner.
(d) There is no speaking during dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Doyle family home, as revealed in Chapter 2?

2. In what town does Catalina now live, as revealed in Chapter 1?

3. What does Noemí’s father offer to do if she will travel to her cousin?

4. According to Marta in Chapter 6, who murdered several members of the Doyle family?

5. According to Noemí in Chapter 4, what are her greatest assets?

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