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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Catalina in Chapter 8, where must Noemí look?
(a) In the library.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the cemetery.
(d) In the cellar.

2. What upsets Catalina in Chapter 8?
(a) The food.
(b) The silence.
(c) The noise.
(d) The smell.

3. Of what has Catalina accused her new husband, as revealed in Chapter 1?
(a) Poisoning her.
(b) Cheating on her.
(c) Abusing her.
(d) Ignoring her.

4. According to Noemí in Chapter 3, what sorts of novels does Catalina love?
(a) Horror novels.
(b) Science fiction novels.
(c) Philosophical novels.
(d) Gothic novels.

5. What does the voice compel Noemí to do while she dreams in Chapter 7?
(a) To wake up.
(b) To go back to sleep.
(c) To open her eyes.
(d) To scream.

6. What is Noemí forbidden to do while staying with the Doyles, as revealed in Chapter 2?
(a) Smoke cigarettes.
(b) Leave her room.
(c) Watch television.
(d) Drink alcohol.

7. Who delivers Noemí’s breakfast at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) Florence.
(b) Catalina.
(c) Francis.
(d) Virgil.

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

9. What opportunity has Noemí missed at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Kissing Francis.
(b) Leaving High Place.
(c) Meeting the doctor.
(d) Speaking with Catalina.

10. What disturbs Noemí about her bedroom in Chapter 4?
(a) The moldy windowpanes.
(b) The moldy wallpaper.
(c) The moldy smell.
(d) The moldy sheets.

11. What is the name of Catalina’s new husband, as revealed in Chapter 1?
(a) Victor Doyle.
(b) Virgil Doyle.
(c) Vincent Doyle.
(d) Valentino Doyle.

12. How does Noemí describe Howard in Chapter 11?
(a) As a living horror.
(b) As a living boil.
(c) As a living corpse.
(d) As a living pustule.

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

14. According to Francis at the end of Chapter 12, what should Ruth have done?
(a) Burned High Place to the ground.
(b) Left High Place behind.
(c) Called the police.
(d) Obeyed her father.

15. What does Noemí break in anger at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) A pane of glass.
(b) A statue.
(c) A bottle.
(d) A clay pot.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Marta in Chapter 6, how did Florence’s husband die?

2. How old is Virgil, according to Noemí in Chapter 4?

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

4. How does Florence describe Noemí in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 5, Catalina asks Noemí to procure a medicine from whom?

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