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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. 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.

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

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

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

5. What is the official charge against Toribio Aldrete?
(a) Perjury.
(b) Murder.
(c) Libelous comments.
(d) Falsifying boundaries.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why can't the boy's family buy a new mill?

3. What does Father Rentería do in order to help himself go to sleep?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Dorotea's second dream?

4. Describe the relationship between don Pedro and Dolores.

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

6. What does Damiana tell Juan about Comala?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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