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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 Virgil in Chapter 8, who loved the greenhouse?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His uncle.

2. What is the name of Noemí’s date to the party in Chapter 1?
(a) Hernando Duarte.
(b) Hugo Duarte.
(c) Hernan Duarte.
(d) Hector Duarte.

3. In Chapter 5, Catalina asks Noemí to procure a medicine from whom?
(a) Magda Duval.
(b) Mary Duval.
(c) Margaret Duval.
(d) Marta Duval.

4. Most of the graves in the cemetery date from what year, as revealed in Chapter 4?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1688.
(d) 1788.

5. What modern comfort is missing from the Doyle family home, as revealed in Chapter 2?
(a) Heat.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Running water.
(d) Refrigeration.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What grows among the graves in Chapter 4?

4. How did Noemí’s father earn his wealth, as revealed in Chapter 1?

5. According to Marta in Chapter 6, why is it impossible to cure Catalina?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Florence in Chapter 2, what rules must Noemí follow while at High Place?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens in the nightmare Noemí experiences at the end of Chapter 7?

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

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

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