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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pedro Páramo, pages 11 - 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the boy's grandmother want him to do for her?
(a) Shell the corn.
(b) Take care of the horses.
(c) Grind the chocolate.
(d) Clean the house.

2. How does Abundio go deaf?
(a) It is a result of a childhood illness.
(b) He is shot by a revolutionary.
(c) A rocket goes off near his head.
(d) He is burned.

3. What does Osorio tell Dolores she must not do on her wedding night?
(a) Lie with a man.
(b) Eat.
(c) Wear white.
(d) Go to church.

4. What promise does Dolorita and Eduviges make to each other?
(a) To write each other every day.
(b) To never marry.
(c) To die together.
(d) To pay off each others' debt.

5. Where is Juan the day before he gets to Comala?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Sayula.
(c) His mother's house.
(d) Contla.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Eduviges that Juan is coming to town?

2. What is in the room Juan sleeps in during his first night in Comala?

3. What does the boy's mother say happens to him if he stays too long in the privy?

4. Where does Dolores' sister live?

5. What is Abundio's main job in Comala?

(see the answer key)

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