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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. What is the name of Catalina’s new husband, as revealed in Chapter 1?
(a) Virgil Doyle.
(b) Victor Doyle.
(c) Valentino Doyle.
(d) Vincent Doyle.

2. According to Virgil in Chapter 8, what is the Doyle family symbol?
(a) The ouroboros.
(b) The eagle.
(c) The Scarab.
(d) The ankh.

3. According to Marta in Chapter 12, with whom did Ruth fall in love?
(a) A man named Bartolo.
(b) A man named Benedicto.
(c) A man named Benito.
(d) A man named Bonifacio.

4. According to Francis in Chapter 10, why did Ruth murder her family?
(a) She was attempting to aid them.
(b) It was an act of revenge.
(c) Her lover made her do it.
(d) High Place drove her crazy.

5. What does Dr. Camarillo tell Noemí as he leaves High Place in Chapter 8?
(a) That Catalina is acting.
(b) That Catalina needs psychiatric care.
(c) That Catalina appears well.
(d) That Catalina will surely die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Noemí forbidden to do while staying with the Doyles, as revealed in Chapter 2?

2. What is the subject of the magazines Noemí discovers in Chapter 4?

3. What part of Noemí has become inflamed, as she discovers in Chapter 12?

4. What image appears on the rug in the library, as revealed in Chapter 4?

5. According to Noemí in Chapter 9, what kind of romance does Catalina love?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Howard, and what views does he hold, as revealed in Chapter 3?

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

3. What does Noemí think about Francis, as revealed in Chapter 10?

4. What does Noemí discover upon awakening from her nightmare in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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