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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ruth in Chapter 23, what exists in the blood of those connected to High Place?
(a) A temptation.
(b) An obsession.
(c) A compulsion.
(d) An oppression.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. According to Dr. Cummins in Chapter 22, how did his daughter die?
(a) In childbirth.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Of cancer.
(d) Gunshot.

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

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

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

12. According to Virgil in Chapter 22, why had the Doyles lost their family fortune?
(a) Because of the epidemic.
(b) Because of the mushroom.
(c) Because of the Revolution.
(d) Because of Howard's illness.

13. What is the state of Noemí’s rash in Chapter 15?
(a) It has spread.
(b) It has worsened.
(c) It has improved.
(d) It has disappeared.

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

15. In Chapter 22, Noemí is forced to write a letter to whom?
(a) The magistrate.
(b) Hugo.
(c) Her father.
(d) Francis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Noemí drink at the end of Chapter 24?

2. What phrase does Noemí explain the origins of in Chapter 16?

3. Who was Virgil’s first wife, as revealed in Chapter 15?

4. According to Virgil in Chapter 22, who will officiate the marriage between Noemí and Francis?

5. What word is inscribed on the statue of Agnes, as Noemí discovers in Chapter 14?

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