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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Francis describe Noemí's relationship to High Place in Chapter 20?
(a) As compatible.
(b) As unstable.
(c) As inconsistent.
(d) As predictable.

3. What lesson does Noemí remind herself to remember at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) To pray for help.
(b) To open her eyes.
(c) Not to trust anyone.
(d) To find Ruth.

4. What causes the mold to stop moving in Chapter 18?
(a) Noemí thinks of her father.
(b) Noemí drinks some tincture.
(c) Noemí burns herself with a cigarette.
(d) Noemí falls asleep.

5. According to Francis in Chapter 14, High Place was not made for what?
(a) Love.
(b) Peace.
(c) Serenity.
(d) Health.

6. How does Francis begin to communicate with Noemí at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) In French.
(b) In writing.
(c) In sign language.
(d) In Spanish.

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

8. 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 mist and fog.
(c) As smelling of sickness and decay.
(d) As smelling of ash and ruin.

9. What weather event occurs at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) Freezing ice.
(b) Blinding fog.
(c) Torrential rain.
(d) Heavy snow.

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

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

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

13. What is the second reason Virgil is displeased with Noemí in Chapter 15?
(a) For shattering a pot in the greenhouse.
(b) For speaking with Marta.
(c) For visiting the cemetery.
(d) For spending so much time with Francis.

14. What doubt does Florence express at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) That Howard would let Noemí live.
(b) That Howard would let Francis go free.
(c) That Howard would let Noemí leave.
(d) That Howard would let Francis have Noemí.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What erupts from the ceiling as Noemí is bathing in Chapter 17?

2. According to Francis in Chapter 14, what is the source of Catalina’s misery?

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

4. What does Francis want Noemí to do in Chapter 14?

5. What sort of activity does Noemí plan to have with Catalina at the start of Chapter 13?

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