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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Susana's dead husband?
(a) Abundio.
(b) Miguel.
(c) Florencio.
(d) Juan.

2. What does don Pedro offer to El Tilcuate in exchange for his services as a mercenary?
(a) Media Luna.
(b) A rancho in Puerta de Piedra.
(c) Fifty thousand pesos.
(d) Susana.

3. What does don Pedro do to the man who remembers don Pedro's death from his grave?
(a) He makes him deaf.
(b) He cuts off his nose.
(c) He leaves him lame.
(d) He kills him.

4. Why don't the women want Susana to die?
(a) Because they care for her.
(b) Because it will sadden don Pedro.
(c) Because they fear her ghost.
(d) Because it will ruin their Christmas plans.

5. What is Dorotea's nickname?
(a) Angelita.
(b) La Bruja.
(c) La Cuarraca.
(d) Lola.

6. In what town is don Lucas, don Pedro's father, killed?
(a) Comala.
(b) Vilmayo.
(c) Sayula.
(d) Contla.

7. What is in the mine where Bartolomé sends Susana?
(a) Rats.
(b) A dead cat.
(c) A skeleton.
(d) Jewels.

8. What do the women in the town notice about Susana's window?
(a) There is a light on in the room.
(b) It is dark.
(c) It is covered with black crepe.
(d) Don Pedro is sneaking into it.

9. What does Dorotea tell Juan she sees?
(a) Susana die.
(b) Her baby.
(c) Don Pedro crying.
(d) Abundio's ghost.

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

11. What does Father Rentería do after Susana's death?
(a) Goes searching for a wife.
(b) Repents of his sins.
(c) Joins the revolution.
(d) Kills himself.

12. What is all that Susana wants of Florencio after his death?
(a) His house.
(b) His body.
(c) His money.
(d) His soul.

13. What is the name of Susana's servant?
(a) Ana.
(b) Dorotea.
(c) Damiana.
(d) Justina.

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

15. What happens to Miguel's mother?
(a) She is killed by revolutionaries.
(b) She becomes a nun.
(c) She dies in childbirth.
(d) She runs off with another man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Fulgor?

2. What words does Father Rentería want Susana to repeat?

3. Who does Justina think is in Susana's room?

4. What happens in Comala after Susana's death?

5. Why don't the people who come from Apango bring ocote pine and oak mulch?

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