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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Noemí forced to do upon seeing Howard in Chapter 19?

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

3. What myth does Noemí read in Chapter 18?

4. According to Francis in Chapter 14, High Place was not made for what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Noemí experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does she change and in what ways does she remain the same? By the novel’s end, is she better for these changes? What makes you say this? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters of Dr. Cummins, Dr. Camarillo, and Marta Duval. How do these characters illustrate the role of healers in the novel? How do they further develop the novel’s themes?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think the future has in store for Noemí, Francis, and Catalina after the close of the novel? Predict their futures based on their thoughts and actions over the course of the novel.

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