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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pedro Páramo, pages 25 - 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Miguel's funeral mass, what does the priest fail to do before leaving the church?
(a) Offer the final benediction.
(b) Lock the doors.
(c) Hear confessions.
(d) Bless himself.

2. What does the boy's mother want him to do?
(a) Take care of the horses.
(b) Find a missing book.
(c) Help his grandmother shell corn.
(d) Clean the house.

3. What astronomical event occurs on the evening of Miguel's funeral?
(a) An eclipse.
(b) A meteor shower.
(c) A comet passes by.
(d) A full moon.

4. What do Juan and the burro driver have in common?
(a) They both are miners.
(b) They have the same father.
(c) They have the same mother.
(d) They are in love with the same woman.

5. What does the boy's mother say happens to him if he stays too long in the privy?
(a) A snake bites him.
(b) He disappears.
(c) He does not get dinner.
(d) The storm carries him away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy's grandmother want him to do for her?

2. Why does Pedro say he loves Dolores?

3. Where does Juan first meet the burro driver?

4. What makes Ana unsure of who rapes her?

5. Where is Juan the day before he gets to Comala?

(see the answer key)

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