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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. Who interrupts Noemí as she is bathing in Chapter 17?
(a) Howard.
(b) Florence.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Francis.

2. According to Francis in Chapter 14, High Place was not made for what?
(a) Health.
(b) Love.
(c) Serenity.
(d) Peace.

3. Where does Noemí’s vision in Chapter 19 take place?
(a) A cave.
(b) A church.
(c) A boat.
(d) A castle.

4. What does Noemí lose when she attempts to escape in Chapter 21?
(a) Her bracelet.
(b) Her coat.
(c) Her glasses.
(d) Her shoe.

5. Who appears to be the author of the page given to Noemí in Chapter 16?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Florence.
(c) Alice.
(d) Agnes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Noemí sees Howard in Chapter 19, what is bloated and covered with boils?

2. According to Virgil in Chapter 22, why had the Doyles lost their family fortune?

3. Who is the mother of Howard’s children, as Noemí reflects in Chapter 14?

4. What word is inscribed on the statue of Agnes, as Noemí discovers in Chapter 14?

5. What is the consciousness that contains ancestral memories, as revealed by Francis in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Virgil demand Noemí do at the start of Chapter 22? How does he threaten her into obedience?

2. What happens to Catalina at the start of Chapter 13?

3. What strange dream does Noemí have in Chapter 14?

4. What happens to Noemí when she returns to her room after the wedding ceremony in Chapter 24?

5. What does Virgil reveal about the Doyle bloodline in Chapter 22?

6. What strange inscription does Noemí notice in the cemetery at the start of Chapter 14? Why is this inscription strange?

7. What myth does Noemí read in Chapter 18? How do the story’s events mirror what is happening at High Place?

8. What information does Noemí learn about Dr. Cummins in Chapter 21?

9. Why is it impossible for Noemí to leave High Place, according to Virgil at the end of Chapter 18? What does he ask her to do?

10. What is odd about the marriage, as explained at the start of Chapter 24?

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