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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Francis at the end of Chapter 12, what was it impossible to do?
(a) Break the family curse.
(b) Have hope in the future.
(c) Be happy.
(d) Leave High Place.

2. What is the name of the Doyle family patriarch, as revealed in Chapter 2?
(a) Harold Doyle.
(b) Henry Doyle.
(c) Holden Doyle.
(d) Howard Doyle.

3. Thinking of Francis in Chapter 10 leads Noemí to think of what?
(a) An anatomical brain.
(b) An anatomical kidney.
(c) An anatomical lung.
(d) An anatomical heart.

4. According to Noemí in Chapter 6, what do women need in order to stay out of trouble?
(a) To be gentle.
(b) To be witty.
(c) To be smart.
(d) To be liked.

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

6. Which family member has a marble statue in the cemetery, as Noemí discovers in Chapter 4?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Anne.
(c) Alice.
(d) Abigail.

7. According to Noemí’s father in Chapter 1, what is the primary concern of Catalina’s husband?
(a) Her happiness.
(b) Her wealth.
(c) Her health.
(d) Her genetics.

8. How old is Francis, as he explains in Chapter 4?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 35.
(d) 30.

9. What card game does Noemí think of while speaking with Francis in Chapter 10?
(a) Cucharas.
(b) Manilla.
(c) Ombre.
(d) Lotería.

10. According to Noemí in Chapter 4, what are her greatest assets?
(a) Her waist and hips.
(b) Her eyes and lips.
(c) Her neck and shoulders.
(d) Her breasts and legs.

11. What is the name of the town doctor who speaks with Noemí in Chapter 6?
(a) Julio Camarillo.
(b) Joachim Camarillo.
(c) Jacinto Camarillo.
(d) Juan Camarillo.

12. What does Noemí buy while in town in Chapter 12?
(a) A deck of playing cards.
(b) A deck of Lotería cards.
(c) A deck of oracle cards.
(d) A deck of tarot cards.

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

14. Where does Noemí meet Francis in Chapter 10?
(a) The greenhouse.
(b) The library.
(c) The cemetery.
(d) The kitchen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what fictional character does Noemí compare Catalina in Chapter 5?

2. What does Dr. Camarillo tell Noemí as he leaves High Place in Chapter 8?

3. What two women are memorialized in Howard’s bedroom, as Noemí sees in Chapter 7?

4. During his conversation with Noemí in Chapter 10, what does Francis say sounds exciting?

5. What is the name of Catalina’s new husband, as revealed in Chapter 1?

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