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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What myth does Noemí read in Chapter 18?
(a) The myth of Cassandra.
(b) The myth of Medusa.
(c) The myth of Pandora.
(d) The myth of Persephone.

2. How does Florence describe Noemí’s race in Chapter 23?
(a) As incongruous.
(b) As disharmonious.
(c) As compatible.
(d) As consonant.

3. What does Noemí lose when she attempts to escape in Chapter 21?
(a) Her coat.
(b) Her glasses.
(c) Her shoe.
(d) Her bracelet.

4. According to Virgil in Chapter 13, what is of the utmost importance?
(a) Noemí's health.
(b) His own health.
(c) Catalina’s health.
(d) Howard's health.

5. What is notable about Noemí’s marriage to Francis in Chapter 24?
(a) The celebration is held before the ceremony.
(b) There is neither a celebration nor a ceremony.
(c) The celebration is held at the same time as the ceremony.
(d) The celebration is held after the ceremony.

6. What word is inscribed on the statue of Agnes, as Noemí discovers in Chapter 14?
(a) Duty.
(b) Mother.
(c) Soul.
(d) Heart.

7. What is the first reason Virgil is displeased with Noemí in Chapter 15?
(a) For speaking with Catalina.
(b) For being disrespectful to Florence.
(c) For going into town.
(d) For refusing to kiss him.

8. Where does Noemí’s vision in Chapter 19 take place?
(a) A church.
(b) A boat.
(c) A cave.
(d) A castle.

9. How does Noemí describe the smell of the wine she is given to drink in Chapter 24?
(a) As smelling of ash and ruin.
(b) As smelling of fungus and spores.
(c) As smelling of mist and fog.
(d) As smelling of sickness and decay.

10. What is inside the box Howard gives to Noemí and Francis in Chapter 24?
(a) Two pieces of red mushroom.
(b) Two pieces of green mushroom.
(c) Two pieces of yellow mushroom.
(d) Two pieces of brown mushroom.

11. According to Virgil in Chapter 15, how did Catalina first see him?
(a) As gallant and tender.
(b) As handsome and mysterious.
(c) As tragic and romantic.
(d) As serene and calm.

12. What does Noemí receive from Catalina in Chapter 16?
(a) A page torn from a newspaper.
(b) A page torn from a diary.
(c) A page torn from a novel.
(d) A page torn from a magazine.

13. According to Virgil in Chapter 22, what does the Doyle family attempt to do to their bloodline?
(a) Keep it clean.
(b) Keep it elegant.
(c) Keep it virtuous.
(d) Keep it innocent.

14. According to Francis in Chapter 14, what is the source of Catalina’s misery?
(a) Missing her cousin.
(b) El Triunfo.
(c) A bad marriage.
(d) High Place.

15. What Latin phrase is uttered by the snake in Chapter 20?
(a) Audentes fortuna iuvat.
(b) Et Verbum caro factum est.
(c) In absentia lucis, Tenebrae vincunt.
(d) Acta non verba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words are uttered by the man in Noemí’s dream in Chapter 14?

2. What word does Francis use in Chapter 23 to describe the transfer of Howard’s soul into Virgil’s body?

3. Who was Virgil’s first wife, as revealed in Chapter 15?

4. Who appears to be the author of the page given to Noemí in Chapter 16?

5. How does Virgil explain Noemí’s report of moving mold in Chapter 18?

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