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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to Virgil in Chapter 22, what must the Doyle family do to their bloodline every once in a while?
(a) Inject new ladies into the mix.
(b) Inject new life into the mix.
(c) Inject new fungi into the mix.
(d) Inject new blood into the mix.

4. According to Virgil in Chapter 13, whom has Noemí really harmed?
(a) Noemí herself.
(b) Virgil himself.
(c) Howard.
(d) Francis.

5. According to Francis in Chapter 23, what is happening to Howard’s body?
(a) It's regenerating.
(b) It is falling apart.
(c) It's holding steady.
(d) It's growing stronger.

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

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

8. How does Catalina describe the page she gives to Noemí in Chapter 16?
(a) As help.
(b) As proof.
(c) As a sign.
(d) As relief.

9. What phrase does Noemí explain the origins of in Chapter 16?
(a) Bats in the belfry.
(b) Mad as a hatter.
(c) Stark raving mad.
(d) Losing one’s marbles.

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

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

12. According to Noemí at the start of Chapter 17, what has she feared the men she dated would do to her?
(a) Release her.
(b) Smother her.
(c) Forget about her.
(d) Entrap her.

13. How does Francis describe Howard in Chapter 16?
(a) As misunderstood.
(b) As the devil.
(c) As a monster.
(d) As a villain.

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

15. What word does Francis use in Chapter 23 to describe the transfer of Howard’s soul into Virgil’s body?
(a) Transconversion.
(b) Transformation.
(c) Translocation.
(d) Transmigration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the state of Noemí’s rash in Chapter 15?

2. What doubt does Florence express at the end of Chapter 15?

3. What does Ruth say to Noemí at the end of Chapter 22?

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

5. According to Virgil in Chapter 15, how did Catalina first see him?

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