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

2. What does Francis want Noemí to do in Chapter 14?
(a) Leave High Place.
(b) Speak with Marta.
(c) Marry him.
(d) Kill Virgil.

3. According to Francis in Chapter 14, what is the source of Catalina’s misery?
(a) High Place.
(b) Missing her cousin.
(c) El Triunfo.
(d) A bad marriage.

4. According to Virgil in Chapter 13, whom has Noemí really harmed?
(a) Virgil himself.
(b) Francis.
(c) Noemí herself.
(d) Howard.

5. When Noemí sees Howard in Chapter 19, what is bloated and covered with boils?
(a) His arm.
(b) His scalp.
(c) His leg.
(d) His neck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is notable about Noemí’s marriage to Francis in Chapter 24?

2. According to Noemí in Chapter 23, what is Francis not?

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

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

5. What is the second reason Virgil is displeased with Noemí in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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