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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What words are uttered by the man in Noemí’s dream in Chapter 14?
(a) Birth, overcome.
(b) Life, overcome.
(c) Death, overcome.
(d) Faith, overcome.

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

3. According to Virgil in Chapter 15, why did he marry Catalina?
(a) To get closer to Noemí.
(b) To access her money.
(c) To please his dying father.
(d) Because he was madly in love with her.

4. According to Francis at the end of Chapter 22, what is Howard about to do?
(a) Migrate into Francis.
(b) Migrate into Virgil.
(c) Migrate into Catalina.
(d) Migrate into Noemí.

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

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

7. What does Marta’s remedy contain, as revealed in Chapter 13?
(a) Caffeine.
(b) Lye.
(c) Opium.
(d) Alcohol.

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

9. Why does Noemí refuse to eat breakfast in Chapter 21?
(a) She hears a voice warning her not to eat.
(b) She feels sick to her stomach.
(c) She fears the food has been poisoned.
(d) She watches someone tamper with it.

10. What is Noemí forced to do upon seeing Howard in Chapter 19?
(a) Kiss him.
(b) Hold him.
(c) Pet him.
(d) Massage him.

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

12. How do the Doyles appear to regard dinner in Chapter 19?
(a) As a solemn moment.
(b) As a celebratory moment.
(c) As a formal moment.
(d) As a depressing moment.

13. What does Catalina ask Noemí to do at the start of Chapter 16?
(a) Go back into town.
(b) Kill Virgil.
(c) Read her a poem.
(d) Feed her some soup.

14. During the dinner in Chapter 24, Noemí is reminded of what sort of story?
(a) A fairy tale.
(b) A Shakespearean comedy.
(c) A Greek tragedy.
(d) A Gothic novel.

15. Who is the mother of Howard’s children, as Noemí reflects in Chapter 14?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Florence.
(c) Alice.
(d) Agnes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Virgil in Chapter 22, what does the Doyle family attempt to do to their bloodline?

2. What lesson does Noemí remind herself to remember at the end of Chapter 20?

3. What weather event occurs at the end of Chapter 17?

4. How does Catalina describe the page she gives to Noemí in Chapter 16?

5. According to Dr. Cummins in Chapter 22, how did his daughter die?

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