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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Chona's lover say he runs off with instead?
(a) Dolores.
(b) Felicitas.
(c) Susana.
(d) Juliana.

4. How does Father Rentería suggest that María Dyada try to get redemption for her sister?
(a) Join the revolution.
(b) Pay for Gregorian masses.
(c) Marry him.
(d) Become a nun.

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

6. What makes Ana unsure of who rapes her?
(a) She is told it is two different people.
(b) Her uncle threatens her not to tell who it is.
(c) She doesn't remember the incident.
(d) She can't see her attacker's face.

7. At Miguel's funeral mass, what does the priest fail to do before leaving the church?
(a) Offer the final benediction.
(b) Bless himself.
(c) Lock the doors.
(d) Hear confessions.

8. What is Inocencio's job at the Media Luna ranch?
(a) He is a custodian.
(b) He breaks horses.
(c) He administers the real estate.
(d) He tends to the sick.

9. Who has the woman confessed her sin to?
(a) Eduviges.
(b) A visiting bishop.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Juan's mother.

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

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

12. What astronomical event occurs on the evening of Miguel's funeral?
(a) A comet passes by.
(b) A full moon.
(c) An eclipse.
(d) A meteor shower.

13. How does Dolores say she will tell her sister about her upcoming wedding?
(a) She will have Eduviges tell her.
(b) She will send a message to her in her dreams.
(c) She will send her a letter.
(d) She does not want to tell her about it.

14. What does the boy's mother say happens to him if he stays too long in the privy?
(a) He disappears.
(b) He does not get dinner.
(c) The storm carries him away.
(d) A snake bites him.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does don Pedro owe the most money to?

3. Where does Dolores' sister live?

4. What does Juan carry in his pocket to remind him of his mother?

5. Who tells Juan to go to Comala?

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