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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 many children are in Damiana's family?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Nine.
(d) Two.

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

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) A snake bites him.
(c) He disappears.
(d) He does not get dinner.

4. Where is Juan's body found?
(a) At the Media Luna ranch.
(b) At Eduviges' house.
(c) In his father's grave.
(d) In the town plaza.

5. What sin is the woman guilty of?
(a) Pride.
(b) Killing someone.
(c) Sleeping with her brother.
(d) Stealing money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Damiana do when she happens upon a wake?

2. What is in the room Juan sleeps in during his first night in Comala?

3. What month is it when Juan dies?

4. Who finds Juan's body?

5. Where does Dolores' sister live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the priest reluctant to marry don Pedro and Dolores?

3. What does Damiana tell Juan about Comala?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the encounter between Father Rentería and María Dyada after Eduviges' death.

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