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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. What is Osorio's other talent?
(a) He is a gifted blacksmith.
(b) He can speak seven languages.
(c) He is a good cook.
(d) He is a conjurer.

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

3. Where does Juan first meet the burro driver?
(a) At the crossroads called Los Encuentros.
(b) At Contla.
(c) At Dona Eduviges' house.
(d) At the Media Luna ranch.

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

5. What is Damiana's sister's name?
(a) Susana.
(b) Eduviges.
(c) Sixtina.
(d) Dolores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old woman get from under the bed while Donis and his sister are out of the house?

2. At Miguel's funeral mass, what does the priest fail to do before leaving the church?

3. Where does Juan tell the woman that he is headed?

4. What makes Ana unsure of who rapes her?

5. What does the burro driver tell Juan happens to don Pedro?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does don Pedro want to marry Dolores?

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

6. How do Pedro and Dolores part ways?

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

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

9. What is Dorotea's second dream?

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

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