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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 does Noemí wear to dinner in Chapter 19?
(a) A ball gown.
(b) A pantsuit.
(c) A party dress.
(d) A sundress.

2. What does Francis give Noemí for protection in Chapter 23?
(a) A straight razor.
(b) A kitchen knife.
(c) Gardening shears.
(d) A revolver.

3. Where does Noemí agree to meet Virgil in Chapter 21?
(a) The cemetery.
(b) The greenhouse.
(c) The library.
(d) His room.

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

5. What plan does Virgil announce during dinner in Chapter 19?
(a) To take a second wife.
(b) To leave High Place.
(c) To reopen the silver mine.
(d) To divorce Catalina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catalina ask Noemí to do at the start of Chapter 16?

2. According to Virgil in Chapter 15, how did Catalina first see him?

3. What does Noemí drink at the end of Chapter 24?

4. Against what does Noemí caution herself in Chapter 16?

5. How does Florence describe Noemí’s race in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the marriage ceremony that occurs in Chapter 24.

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

3. What does Francis want Noemí to do in Chapter 14? Why does she refuse?

4. Why does Catalina ask Noemí to do as Chapter 16 begins? What does Noemí discover?

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

6. What is Noemí’s theory regarding the origins of ghosts, as she muses in Chapter 17? How does Francis react to her theory?

7. What information does Francis give to Noemí in Chapter 23?

8. What important information does Francis give Noemí at end of Chapter 21?

9. What is the “gloom,” according to Francis in Chapter 20?

10. How does Virgil react to Catalina’s situation at the end of Chapter 13? What promise does Noemí make?

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