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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Noemí dreams of a woman who makes what sound?
(a) A buzzing.
(b) A growling.
(c) A howling.
(d) A moaning.

2. In what town does Catalina now live, as revealed in Chapter 1?
(a) Bacalar.
(b) Izamal.
(c) Cuetzalan.
(d) El Triunfo.

3. According to Noemí in Chapter 9, what kind of romance does Catalina love?
(a) The easy kind.
(b) The ideal kind.
(c) The simple kind.
(d) The torturous kind.

4. Who is Catalina, as revealed in Chapter 1?
(a) Noemí’s sister.
(b) Noemí’s aunt.
(c) Noemí’s best friend.
(d) Noemí’s cousin.

5. What upsets Catalina in Chapter 8?
(a) The noise.
(b) The silence.
(c) The smell.
(d) The food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who delivers Noemí’s breakfast at the start of Chapter 10?

2. Which family member has a marble statue in the cemetery, as Noemí discovers in Chapter 4?

3. What is the name of the Doyle family patriarch, as revealed in Chapter 2?

4. What is the name of Catalina’s new husband, as revealed in Chapter 1?

5. According to Marta in Chapter 12, how did Howard demand High Place be built?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Benito? What does Noemí learn about him in Chapter 12?

2. What does Noemí discover in the library in Chapter 4?

3. Who is Marta and what information does she tell Noemí in Chapter 6?

4. What warnings does Florence give to Noemí at the end of Chapter 10?

5. What bad dream does Noemí experience in Chapter 11?

6. What does the reader learn about El Triunfo in Chapter 2?

7. Who is Catalina and what does the reader learn about her in Chapter 1?

8. Who were Agnes and Alice, and what does Noemí learn about them in Chapter 7?

9. Who is Dr. Cummins and what does he tell Noemí in Chapter 5?

10. What bargain does Noemí strike with her father in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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