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

2. What does Osorio tell Dolores she must not do on her wedding night?
(a) Eat.
(b) Lie with a man.
(c) Wear white.
(d) Go to church.

3. According to Damiana, what happens in the room Juan is staying in at Eduviges' house?
(a) It is infested with spiders.
(b) Someone is hanged there.
(c) His father dies there.
(d) He is born there.

4. Why do the men who carry Miguel's coffin complaining after his burial?
(a) They all are in love with the same woman.
(b) They are in physical pain.
(c) They are hungry.
(d) They aren't paid for their efforts.

5. Who has the woman confessed her sin to?
(a) Eduviges.
(b) Juan's mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) A visiting bishop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy's mother want him to do?

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

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

4. Who does don Pedro owe the most money to?

5. Who tells Eduviges that Juan is coming to town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the road to Comala.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does the woman tell Juan about the roads leaving from Comala?

10. Why does don Pedro want to marry Dolores?

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