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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Juan to go to Comala?
(a) His mother.
(b) Father Rentería.
(c) Pedro Páramo.
(d) His brother.

2. What is the name of the shopkeeper?
(a) Eduviges Dyada.
(b) Damiana Cisneros.
(c) Justina Díaz.
(d) Doña Inés Villalpando.

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

4. What does Juan carry in his pocket to remind him of his mother?
(a) A scrap of her rebozo.
(b) A pressed flower.
(c) A letter from her.
(d) A photograph of her.

5. What is Abundio's main job in Comala?
(a) To bring the mail.
(b) To take care of the horses.
(c) To settle minor legal disputes.
(d) To teach the children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Galileo's wife's name?

2. What does don Pedro's father initially want to do with his son?

3. Where is Juan the day before he gets to Comala?

4. How many children are in Damiana's family?

5. What is Eduviges' house full of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Juan's mother hate having her picture taken?

2. What does the woman tell Juan about nights in Comala?

3. What does Juan Preciado hope to accomplish by finding his father?

4. Explain Miguel Paramo's fate.

5. Why does María Dyada believe that her sister Eduviges is worthy of redemption?

6. What clues are you given as to the boy's family's financial situation?

7. What is Dorotea's first dream?

8. Why is Eduviges convinced that Juan does not meet Abundio on the road to Comala?

9. Why does Fulgor end up working with don Pedro even after don Lucas' death?

10. Describe the road to Comala.

(see the answer keys)

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