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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 doubt does Florence express at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) That Howard would let Francis go free.
(b) That Howard would let Noemí leave.
(c) That Howard would let Noemí live.
(d) That Howard would let Francis have Noemí.

2. Who was Virgil’s first wife, as revealed in Chapter 15?
(a) Dr. Cummins’ aunt.
(b) Dr. Cummins’ sister.
(c) Dr. Cummins’ daughter.
(d) Dr. Cummins’ mother.

3. How does Francis describe Noemí's relationship to High Place in Chapter 20?
(a) As unstable.
(b) As predictable.
(c) As compatible.
(d) As inconsistent.

4. According to Virgil in Chapter 22, why had the Doyles lost their family fortune?
(a) Because of Howard's illness.
(b) Because of the mushroom.
(c) Because of the epidemic.
(d) Because of the Revolution.

5. How does Catalina describe the page she gives to Noemí in Chapter 16?
(a) As help.
(b) As proof.
(c) As a sign.
(d) As relief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who interrupts Noemí as she is bathing in Chapter 17?

2. According to Virgil in Chapter 22, what must the Doyle family do to their bloodline every once in a while?

3. What plan does Virgil announce during dinner in Chapter 19?

4. What word does Francis use in Chapter 23 to describe the transfer of Howard’s soul into Virgil’s body?

5. During the dinner in Chapter 24, Noemí is reminded of what sort of story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Howard appear in Chapter 19? What is Noemí forced to do?

2. Why do Francis and Noemí argue in Chapter 23?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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