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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Susana tell Justina she can't leave?
(a) Because she has nowhere else to go.
(b) Because no one loves her like she does.
(c) Because she is cursed.
(d) Because she owes her money.

2. What is Damiana's excuse for not having made a novena in so long?
(a) She is mad at Father Rentería.
(b) She has rheumatism.
(c) She is going blind.
(d) She no longer believes in God.

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

4. Who tells don Pedro that El Tilcuate is killed?
(a) Gerardo.
(b) Perseverancio.
(c) Abundio.
(d) Florencio's ghost.

5. What is don Pedro going to do with his papers since his lawyer won't take them?
(a) Bury them.
(b) Burn them.
(c) Publish them.
(d) Give them to Father Rentería.

6. Who tries to help don Pedro into the house before he dies?
(a) Justina.
(b) Susana's ghost.
(c) Damiana.
(d) Eduviges.

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

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

9. What does Susana's mother always say?
(a) Sinners never get to heaven.
(b) You can count on God's mercy.
(c) God never forgives, only people.
(d) Good things come to those who wait.

10. Why does Father Rentería scold his first penitent of the day?
(a) She kills someone.
(b) She is drunk.
(c) She is telling lies.
(d) She is late.

11. Where do don Pedro and Fulgor send Susana's father?
(a) To the La Andromeda mines.
(b) To Contla.
(c) To Sayula.
(d) To the seminary.

12. What does Pedro initially tell Father Rentería to do with Miguel when he is a baby?
(a) Make him become a priest.
(b) Give him to Eduviges to raise.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Give him to Dolores to raise.

13. Who is the first person in line at confession in Comala?
(a) Dorotea.
(b) Eduviges.
(c) Damiana.
(d) Ana.

14. What happens in Comala after Susana's death?
(a) The rain stops.
(b) Many babies are born.
(c) Everyone has great financial success.
(d) Everyone leaves.

15. 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) Susana.
(d) Fifty thousand pesos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens right before don Pedro's death that finally empties the town of men?

2. How long does Justina take care of Susana?

3. What is don Pedro doing when Damiana sees him through her window?

4. How much money does don Pedro offer to the revolutionaries?

5. Who do the women in the town see going to Media Luna?

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