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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Of what does Francis make prints, as he tells Noemí in Chapter 9?
(a) Gravestones.
(b) Local wildlife.
(c) Mushroom spores.
(d) Flower blossoms.

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

6. Who greets Noemí at the train station in Chapter 2?
(a) Francis.
(b) Francisco.
(c) Fernando.
(d) Franklin.

7. What is the name of Noemí’s date to the party in Chapter 1?
(a) Hector Duarte.
(b) Hugo Duarte.
(c) Hernando Duarte.
(d) Hernan Duarte.

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

9. What does Noemí’s father offer to do if she will travel to her cousin?
(a) Pay for her graduate studies in anthropology.
(b) Pay for her graduate studies in literature.
(c) Pay for her graduate studies in economics.
(d) Pay for her graduate studies in engineering.

10. According to Howard in Chapter 7, how has Noemí been able to escape marriage?
(a) By pleading.
(b) By lying.
(c) By praying.
(d) By stealing.

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

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

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

14. 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.

15. What does Marta give Noemí in Chapter 12?
(a) A necklace to protect against evil.
(b) An amulet to protect against evil.
(c) A ring to protect against evil.
(d) A bracelet to protect against evil.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of Noemí has become inflamed, as she discovers in Chapter 12?

3. Where does Noemí meet Francis in Chapter 10?

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

5. To what does Noemí compare Francis in Chapter 9?

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