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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. Why can't the boy's family buy a new mill?
(a) They don't have any money.
(b) They pay too much in tithes to the church.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) They have to pay for the boy's grandfather's funeral.

2. What is unusual about the man and woman that Juan meets in the ramshackle house?
(a) They are identical twins.
(b) They can't speak.
(c) They have horrible facial scars.
(d) They are naked.

3. What does Rogelio asked young Pedro to do for him?
(a) Find him a job.
(b) Build a coffin.
(c) Buy supplies.
(d) Watch his little boy.

4. What does the priest drink every night at suppertime?
(a) Wine.
(b) Hot chocolate.
(c) Tea.
(d) Beer.

5. What does the burro driver tell Juan is "a plague that takes over a person's house the minute they leave"?
(a) Creosote bush.
(b) Spiderwebs.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Moths.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Miguel's spirit been seen in the first days after his death?

2. How does Father Rentería suggest that María Dyada try to get redemption for her sister?

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

4. What is the last thing that Juan sees before he dies?

5. Whose wedding dress is Dolores invited to wear?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are the two women that Juan encounters in the street worried?

3. How does the woman explain her sin during confession?

4. How does what happens to Toribio Aldrete confirm don Pedro's immoral behavior?

5. How does Fulgor get Dolores to agree to marry Pedro?

6. Describe the relationship between don Pedro and Dolores.

7. Why does don Pedro want to marry Dolores?

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

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

10. What is the deal that Abundio and Eduviges make?

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