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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, Catalina asks Noemí to procure a medicine from whom?
(a) Margaret Duval.
(b) Marta Duval.
(c) Magda Duval.
(d) Mary Duval.

2. To what does Noemí compare Francis in Chapter 9?
(a) To a monster.
(b) To a body snatcher.
(c) To a thief in the night.
(d) To a secret admirer.

3. What does the voice compel Noemí to do while she dreams in Chapter 7?
(a) To scream.
(b) To wake up.
(c) To go back to sleep.
(d) To open her eyes.

4. According to Marta in Chapter 6, how did Florence’s husband die?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He fell ill with a strange disease.
(d) He fell down a ravine.

5. What grows among the graves in Chapter 4?
(a) Forget-me-nots.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Giant oaks.
(d) Weeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Noemí describe Howard in Chapter 11?

2. Of what does Francis make prints, as he tells Noemí in Chapter 9?

3. According to Marta in Chapter 6, what was the name of Florence’s husband?

4. Who is throwing a party as the novel begins?

5. What does Noemí buy while in town in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the Doyle family symbol, as Virgil explains in Chapter 8? What does it represent?

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

4. What happens when Noemí visits the greenhouse with Virgil in Chapter 8?

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

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

7. What odd dream does Noemí have at the end of Chapter 5?

8. What does Marta reveal about the construction of High Place in Chapter 12?

9. Who was Aurelio? What does Noemí learn about him in Chapter 12?

10. Who is Dr. Camarillo and what does he tell Noemí in Chapter 6?

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