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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. How long does don Pedro wait for Susana's return?
(a) One hundred days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One year.
(d) Thirty years.

3. How does Father Rentería's confessor suggest the priest deals with sin in Comala?
(a) By being hard and merciless.
(b) By asking everyone to give more money to the church.
(c) By bringing in an additional priest.
(d) By forgiving everyone.

4. When is don Lucas killed?
(a) Feast Day of San Miguel.
(b) San Cristobal's Day.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) New Year's Eve.

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

6. What does don Pedro initially think that happens to his son?
(a) That he commits suicide.
(b) That someone kills him.
(c) That he turns into a ghost.
(d) That he runs away.

7. How does Fulgor try to deal with the accusations of murder against Miguel?
(a) He turns Miguel in to the authorities.
(b) He tries to bribe the dead man's wife.
(c) He tells Miguel to confess.
(d) He says he does it.

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

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

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

11. In what month does Susana die?
(a) April.
(b) September.
(c) July.
(d) December.

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

13. What comes to Comala after Susana's death?
(a) A group of revolutionaries.
(b) A circus.
(c) Musicians.
(d) A flood.

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

15. What does Dorotea carry around with her?
(a) A rag doll.
(b) A bouquet of dead flowers.
(c) A crucifix.
(d) A bundle of clothes to look like a baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. After learning what has happened to Miguel, what does don Pedro order to be done?

2. How does Abundio's wife die?

3. What does Susana ask Justina if she is killed?

4. What does don Pedro offer to El Tilcuate in exchange for his services as a mercenary?

5. Why does Father Rentería scold his first penitent of the day?

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