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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why don't the people who come from Apango bring ocote pine and oak mulch?
(a) It is stolen by brigands.
(b) They are buying it in Comala.
(c) It is too expensive.
(d) It gets wet from the rain.

2. Who kills Fulgor?
(a) Father Rentería.
(b) Indians.
(c) Susana.
(d) Revolutionaries.

3. Where is don Pedro's lawyer moving to?
(a) Contla.
(b) The Media Luna ranch.
(c) Sayula.
(d) Eduviges' house.

4. Why doesn't anyone come to mourn for Susana's mother after her death?
(a) No one likes her mother.
(b) They are afraid of getting sick.
(c) People think the house is cursed.
(d) The priest tells everyone not to visit.

5. Who does Fulgor think Miguel has been with?
(a) Damiana.
(b) Susana.
(c) Dorotea.
(d) Eduviges.

6. What month does Susana's mother die in?
(a) December.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) August.

7. What do Father Rentería and his confessor say about all fruits that grow in Comala?
(a) They have no taste.
(b) They are bitter.
(c) They make people happy who eat them.
(d) They are the sweetest.

8. What does don Pedro give the lawyer for his troubles?
(a) Nothing.
(b) One thousand pesos.
(c) A house..
(d) A horse.

9. Why does Dorotea come to Media Luna each morning?
(a) To take care of the horses.
(b) To see don Pedro.
(c) To work for Damiana.
(d) To beg for food.

10. What does don Pedro and Susana do together when they are young?
(a) Swim together in the river.
(b) Write poems.
(c) Draw pictures.
(d) Catch insects.

11. What happens right before don Pedro's death that finally empties the town of men?
(a) There is a drought.
(b) The Cristeros War breaks out.
(c) There is a flood.
(d) There is an earthquake.

12. What does Bartolomé do with don Pedro's letters to Susana?
(a) He answers them in Susana's name.
(b) He buries them.
(c) He burns them.
(d) He tears them up.

13. What does Justina buy in the marketplace?
(a) A rosary.
(b) A crucifix.
(c) Thyme.
(d) Rosemary.

14. How does Abundio's wife die?
(a) From complications after childbirth.
(b) She is murdered.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Suicide.

15. What does Susana's mother die of?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Old age.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Justina is in the marketplace, what is her complaint?

2. Why can't Bartolomé's body be brought back to be buried?

3. What comes to Comala after Susana's death?

4. What is don Lucas doing when he is killed?

5. What does don Pedro do to the man who remembers don Pedro's death from his grave?

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