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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

6. Where does Noemí find herself sleepwalking at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) Howard's room.
(b) Virgil’s room.
(c) The greenhouse.
(d) The cemetery.

7. What does Florence call Noemí in Chapter 23?
(a) An outcast.
(b) An outsider.
(c) A misfit.
(d) An interloper.

8. What does Noemí like about Francis, as she reflects in Chapter 16?
(a) His graciousness and kindness.
(b) His defects and errors.
(c) His politeness and chivalry.
(d) His quirks and imperfections.

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

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

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

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

13. What apparently causes Catalina to convulse in Chapter 13?
(a) Marta’s tincture.
(b) Noemí's cigarette.
(c) Dinner.
(d) The moldy wallpaper.

14. What does Noemí learn about Dr. Cummins in Chapter 22?
(a) He is a relative of the Doyles.
(b) He is the servant of the Doyles.
(c) He is the master of the Doyles.
(d) He is a slave of the Doyles.

15. What is the consciousness that contains ancestral memories, as revealed by Francis in Chapter 20?
(a) The gloom.
(b) The melancholy.
(c) The shade.
(d) The despond.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who interrupts Noemí as she is bathing in Chapter 17?

2. According to Virgil in Chapter 18, why is it impossible for Noemí to immediately leave High Place?

3. Who taught Francis to speak Spanish, as revealed in Chapter 22?

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

5. What is Noemí forced to do upon seeing Howard in Chapter 19?

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