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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Noemí wear to dinner in Chapter 19?
(a) A party dress.
(b) A pantsuit.
(c) A ball gown.
(d) A sundress.

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

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

4. Where does Noemí awaken in Chapter 20?
(a) The cemetery.
(b) Her room.
(c) The library.
(d) The greenhouse.

5. What words are uttered by the man in Noemí’s dream in Chapter 14?
(a) Death, overcome.
(b) Life, overcome.
(c) Faith, overcome.
(d) Birth, overcome.

6. What myth does Noemí read in Chapter 18?
(a) The myth of Medusa.
(b) The myth of Pandora.
(c) The myth of Cassandra.
(d) The myth of Persephone.

7. 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.

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

9. How do the Doyles appear to regard dinner in Chapter 19?
(a) As a solemn moment.
(b) As a celebratory moment.
(c) As a depressing moment.
(d) As a formal moment.

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

11. 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) Smother her.
(c) Forget about her.
(d) Release her.

12. Against what does Noemí caution herself in Chapter 16?
(a) Rationality.
(b) Equanimity.
(c) Impassiveness.
(d) Hysteria.

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

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

15. According to Francis in Chapter 23, what is happening to Howard’s body?
(a) It's holding steady.
(b) It's regenerating.
(c) It's growing stronger.
(d) It is falling apart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Noemí agree to do before leaving High Place the next day?

2. What does Ruth say to Noemí at the end of Chapter 22?

3. What word does Francis use in Chapter 23 to describe the transfer of Howard’s soul into Virgil’s body?

4. During the dinner in Chapter 24, Noemí is reminded of what sort of story?

5. What does Catalina ask Noemí to do at the start of Chapter 16?

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