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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pedro Páramo, pages 47 - 61.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Juan's tossing and turning remind the woman of?
(a) The way her brother sleeps.
(b) Her mother's illness.
(c) The first time the man sleeps with her.
(d) A sick animal.

2. What does Damiana do when she happens upon a wake?
(a) She recites "The Lord's Prayer".
(b) She sings her favorite song.
(c) She begins to dance.
(d) She faints.

3. Why do the men who carry Miguel's coffin complaining after his burial?
(a) They aren't paid for their efforts.
(b) They all are in love with the same woman.
(c) They are in physical pain.
(d) They are hungry.

4. Why are the women in the boy's house saying a novena?
(a) To improve the boy's health.
(b) For financial prosperity.
(c) To mourn his grandfather's death.
(d) For all the pregnant women.

5. How long have the man and woman been in Comala?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) They are born there.
(c) Six years.
(d) Two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when Juan dies?

2. What does Rogelio asked young Pedro to do for him?

3. What does the woman think Juan does?

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

5. What astronomical event occurs on the evening of Miguel's funeral?

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