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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. How does Abundio go deaf?
(a) He is burned.
(b) A rocket goes off near his head.
(c) It is a result of a childhood illness.
(d) He is shot by a revolutionary.

2. What is in the room Juan sleeps in during his first night in Comala?
(a) It is completely empty.
(b) It is full of cats.
(c) It has other people sleeping in it.
(d) It is full of candles.

3. Why does the priest hate Miguel?
(a) He insults people and has no respect for anyone.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) He murders his brother.
(d) He rapes his niece.

4. What does the boy's grandmother want him to do for her?
(a) Clean the house.
(b) Grind the chocolate.
(c) Take care of the horses.
(d) Shell the corn.

5. What makes Ana unsure of who rapes her?
(a) Her uncle threatens her not to tell who it is.
(b) She is told it is two different people.
(c) She can't see her attacker's face.
(d) She doesn't remember the incident.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that Fulgor wants to remember to tell don Pedro about his upcoming marriage?

2. Where is Doña Eduviges' house located?

3. Why does Juan Preciado come to Comala?

4. Where is Juan planning on staying while in Comala?

5. Why is don Pedro upset over Fulgor's arrangements for his marriage to Dolores?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Comala different from how Juan's mother describes it?

2. What is Dorotea's second dream?

3. What does the woman think is wrong with the other woman?

4. What is Dorotea's first dream?

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

6. Why is Father Rentería conflicted after Miguel's death?

7. What are the two men who Juan hears in the street discussing?

8. Describe the road to Comala.

9. What does the burro driver tell Juan about how don Pedro treats women?

10. Describe the memory Pedro has of Susana as he sits in the privy.

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