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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the medal around Eduviges' neck say?
(a) "God bless you."
(b) "Heaven is a place of hope."
(c) "Go in Peace."
(d) "Refuge of Sinners."

2. Where is Doña Eduviges' house located?
(a) Next to a bridge by the river.
(b) In Contla.
(c) In don Pedro's estate compound.
(d) In the desert.

3. What is Damiana's sister's name?
(a) Eduviges.
(b) Susana.
(c) Sixtina.
(d) Dolores.

4. What does Miguel tell Ana about why he comes to her window?
(a) He wants to borrow money.
(b) He wants to marry her.
(c) He says he has come to ask forgiveness.
(d) He asks if her can live with her family.

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

6. What makes Ana believe it is Miguel Páramo who rapes her?
(a) He looks like him.
(b) She has a dream that it is him.
(c) He tells her his name.
(d) Her uncle tells her it is him.

7. Why is don Pedro upset over Fulgor's arrangements for his marriage to Dolores?
(a) It is on a Sunday.
(b) Fulgor doesn't ask for money.
(c) Susana isn't invited.
(d) Dolores' sister is not there.

8. What is the official charge against Toribio Aldrete?
(a) Libelous comments.
(b) Murder.
(c) Perjury.
(d) Falsifying boundaries.

9. Why does Juan Preciado come to Comala?
(a) To purchase land.
(b) To find a wife.
(c) To bury his mother.
(d) To find his father.

10. How many children are in Damiana's family?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Two.
(d) Nine.

11. According to Damiana, what happens in the room Juan is staying in at Eduviges' house?
(a) It is infested with spiders.
(b) Someone is hanged there.
(c) He is born there.
(d) His father dies there.

12. Why does the priest hate Miguel?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) He insults people and has no respect for anyone.
(c) He rapes his niece.
(d) He murders his brother.

13. What is the name of the shopkeeper?
(a) Damiana Cisneros.
(b) Justina Díaz.
(c) Doña Inés Villalpando.
(d) Eduviges Dyada.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dolores say she will tell her sister about her upcoming wedding?

2. What does don Pedro's father initially want to do with his son?

3. What happens to Pedro's father?

4. What does the priest drink every night at suppertime?

5. Where does Juan first meet the burro driver?

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