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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 is the second reason Virgil is displeased with Noemí in Chapter 15?
(a) For shattering a pot in the greenhouse.
(b) For speaking with Marta.
(c) For visiting the cemetery.
(d) For spending so much time with Francis.

2. What lesson does Noemí remind herself to remember at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) To open her eyes.
(b) To find Ruth.
(c) Not to trust anyone.
(d) To pray for help.

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

4. According to Francis at the end of Chapter 22, what is Howard about to do?
(a) Migrate into Catalina.
(b) Migrate into Francis.
(c) Migrate into Virgil.
(d) Migrate into Noemí.

5. What does Noemí receive from Catalina in Chapter 16?
(a) A page torn from a newspaper.
(b) A page torn from a diary.
(c) A page torn from a magazine.
(d) A page torn from a novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Virgil in Chapter 15, why did he marry Catalina?

2. To what does the woman give birth in Chapter 14?

3. How does Francis describe his father in Chapter 16?

4. What apparently causes Catalina to convulse in Chapter 13?

5. What is the man in Noemí’s dream in Chapter 14 wearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Virgil angry with Noemí in Chapter 15?

2. What happens to Noemí while she is bathing in Chapter 17?

3. 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?

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

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

6. Who appears to have written the diary entry Noemí reads in Chapter 16? What does it say, and how does Noemí react to it?

7. According to Virgil in Chapter 15, why did he marry Catalina? Why did Catalina marry him?

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

9. How has Howard extended the longevity of his life, as explained by Francis in Chapter 20?

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

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