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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Marta in Chapter 6, how did Florence’s husband die?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He fell down a ravine.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He fell ill with a strange disease.

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

3. What part of Noemí has become inflamed, as she discovers in Chapter 12?
(a) Her neck.
(b) Her ear.
(c) Her ankle.
(d) Her wrist.

4. According to Noemí in Chapter 9, which indigenous people of Mexico also used mushrooms for ceremonial purposes?
(a) The Toltecs.
(b) The Zapotecs.
(c) The Mazatecs.
(d) The Mixtecs.

5. What does Dr. Camarillo tell Noemí as he leaves High Place in Chapter 8?
(a) That Catalina is acting.
(b) That Catalina appears well.
(c) That Catalina will surely die.
(d) That Catalina needs psychiatric care.

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

7. What is the last name of the protagonist, Noemí, as revealed in Chapter 1?
(a) Tabora..
(b) Taboada.
(c) Tadeo.
(d) Tabares.

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

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

10. To what does Noemí compare Francis in Chapter 9?
(a) To a monster.
(b) To a thief in the night.
(c) To a secret admirer.
(d) To a body snatcher.

11. According to Noemí in Chapter 9, what did men like about her?
(a) Her prestige.
(b) Her wit.
(c) Her luster.
(d) Her glory.

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

13. During his conversation with Noemí in Chapter 10, what does Francis say sounds exciting?
(a) Being a Taboada.
(b) Studying anthropology.
(c) Having some freedom.
(d) Life in Mexico City.

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

15. According to Florence in Chapter 7, what is dangerous?
(a) The mountain.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) The mine.
(d) The town.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Marta in Chapter 6, what was the name of Florence’s husband?

3. Most of the graves in the cemetery date from what year, as revealed in Chapter 4?

4. What color light emits from Virgil’s lamp in Chapter 11?

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

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