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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who finds Juan's body?
(a) Eduviges.
(b) Donis.
(c) Dorotea.
(d) Fulgor Sedano.

3. What does Rogelio asked young Pedro to do for him?
(a) Watch his little boy.
(b) Buy supplies.
(c) Build a coffin.
(d) Find him a job.

4. Why does Dolores try to delay her wedding to Pedro?
(a) She is afraid to lose her virginity.
(b) She wants to wait until her sister can attend the wedding.
(c) She has a date with someone else.
(d) She is menstruating.

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

6. What month is it when Juan dies?
(a) February.
(b) August.
(c) December.
(d) April.

7. What is Osorio's other talent?
(a) He can speak seven languages.
(b) He is a gifted blacksmith.
(c) He is a conjurer.
(d) He is a good cook.

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

9. Where is Juan's body found?
(a) In his father's grave.
(b) In the town plaza.
(c) At Eduviges' house.
(d) At the Media Luna ranch.

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

11. Why does Eduviges feel she must take care of Juan?
(a) Because his mother told him he would be coming.
(b) Because he should have been her son.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Because she was friends with his mother.

12. Why does Pedro say he loves Dolores?
(a) Because she has borne him a son.
(b) Because she is rich.
(c) Because of her eyes.
(d) Because she is so honest.

13. Where does Dolores' sister live?
(a) Colima.
(b) Next to Eduviges in Comala.
(c) Contla.
(d) The Media Luna ranch.

14. What does Galileo tell his brother-in-law he needs in order to pay off his debt?
(a) To win the lottery.
(b) A loan.
(c) A good night of cards.
(d) A good corn crop.

15. What is sitting next to Juan when he wakes up?
(a) A book of poetry.
(b) A cat.
(c) A sack of money.
(d) A jug of coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Chona run off with her lover?

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

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

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

5. Why does the priest hate Miguel?

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