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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who wore the wedding dress that Noemí must wear for her marriage to Francis, as revealed in Chapter 23?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Florence.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Catalina.

3. According to Francis in Chapter 14, what is the source of Catalina’s misery?
(a) A bad marriage.
(b) El Triunfo.
(c) Missing her cousin.
(d) High Place.

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

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

6. What plan does Virgil announce during dinner in Chapter 19?
(a) To leave High Place.
(b) To reopen the silver mine.
(c) To take a second wife.
(d) To divorce Catalina.

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

8. Who appears to be the author of the page given to Noemí in Chapter 16?
(a) Alice.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Florence.
(d) Agnes.

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

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

11. According to Noemí in Chapter 23, what is Francis not?
(a) A hothouse orchid.
(b) A hothouse chrysanthemum.
(c) A hothouse geranium.
(d) A hothouse rose.

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

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

14. What sort of activity does Noemí plan to have with Catalina at the start of Chapter 13?
(a) A wine night.
(b) A casino night.
(c) A movie night.
(d) A girls night.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Noemí back inside after her escape attempt in Chapter 22?

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

3. What does Noemí like about Francis, as she reflects in Chapter 16?

4. How does Noemí describe the smell of the wine she is given to drink in Chapter 24?

5. What does Noemí learn about Dr. Cummins in Chapter 22?

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