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

2. Who tells Juan where to stay while in Comala?
(a) Abundio.
(b) Dorotea.
(c) Doña Eduviges.
(d) His mother.

3. Where does Juan tell the woman that he is headed?
(a) Los Confines.
(b) Contla.
(c) Sayula.
(d) Media Luna.

4. Why is don Pedro upset over Fulgor's arrangements for his marriage to Dolores?
(a) It is on a Sunday.
(b) Fulgor doesn't ask for money.
(c) Dolores' sister is not there.
(d) Susana isn't invited.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Chona run off with her lover?

2. What place are the people who are lost looking for when they stop by the home of the man and the woman?

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

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

5. Why does the priest hate Miguel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the road to Comala.

4. What is Dorotea's first dream?

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

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

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

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

9. Explain Miguel Paramo's fate.

10. Describe the relationship between don Pedro and Dolores.

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