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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Francis give Noemí for protection in Chapter 23?
(a) Gardening shears.
(b) A kitchen knife.
(c) A straight razor.
(d) A revolver.

2. What does Ruth say to Noemí at the end of Chapter 22?
(a) That she will help her fight.
(b) That she can never be free.
(c) That she would do it again.
(d) That she was not sorry.

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

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

5. How does Virgil explain Noemí’s report of moving mold in Chapter 18?
(a) By saying she is right.
(b) By saying she is ill.
(c) By saying she is lying.
(d) By saying she is tired.

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

7. When Noemí sees Howard in Chapter 19, what is bloated and covered with boils?
(a) His scalp.
(b) His leg.
(c) His arm.
(d) His neck.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who visits Noemí in her room at the end of Chapter 24?

3. According to Noemí at the start of Chapter 17, what has she feared the men she dated would do to her?

4. Where does Noemí agree to meet Virgil in Chapter 21?

5. What is inside the box Howard gives to Noemí and Francis in Chapter 24?

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