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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 happens to Juan's mother?
(a) She dies a week before he gets to Comala.
(b) She dies the day before he gets to Comala.
(c) She dies the day before he gets to Comala.
(d) She is kidnapped.

2. What does the burro driver tell Juan is "a plague that takes over a person's house the minute they leave"?
(a) Creosote bush.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Spiderwebs.
(d) Moths.

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

4. Where is Juan planning on staying while in Comala?
(a) At the church.
(b) At the burro driver's house.
(c) At the Media Luna ranch.
(d) Doña Eduviges' house.

5. What is in the room Juan sleeps in during his first night in Comala?
(a) It has other people sleeping in it.
(b) It is full of cats.
(c) It is full of candles.
(d) It is completely empty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Juan to go to Comala?

2. What promise does Dolorita and Eduviges make to each other?

3. What does the boy's mother want him to buy for her?

4. What is the name of the shopkeeper?

5. What is Inocencio's job at the Media Luna ranch?

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