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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. According to Noemí in Chapter 9, which indigenous people of Mexico also used mushrooms for ceremonial purposes?
(a) The Zapotecs.
(b) The Mixtecs.
(c) The Mazatecs.
(d) The Toltecs.

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

3. According to Noemí’s father in Chapter 1, what is the primary concern of Catalina’s husband?
(a) Her wealth.
(b) Her happiness.
(c) Her genetics.
(d) Her health.

4. According to Marta in Chapter 6, who murdered several members of the Doyle family?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Rose.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Ruby.

5. How does Florence describe Noemí in Chapter 7?
(a) Rude.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Intriguing.
(d) Filthy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Francis, as he explains in Chapter 4?

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

4. According to Francis in Chapter 10, why did Ruth murder her family?

5. In Chapter 5, Catalina asks Noemí to procure a medicine from whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is High Place? What does Noemí think about High Place upon first seeing it in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Noemí learn from Francis in Chapter 4?

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