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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chirilingo, Chapters 1, 2, and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sol's nanny say she must do to prepare for her visit to the shrine of St. Rita?
(a) Fast after midnight.
(b) Eat heartily.
(c) Drink wine.
(d) Curl her hair.

2. What is Julian happy to find in the room he rents in Guatemala City?
(a) A real mattress.
(b) A sink.
(c) Food.
(d) A good reading lamp.

3. What is the name of the steamship Julian is on at the beginning of the novel?
(a) El Nina.
(b) El Futuro.
(c) Spanish Wayfarer.
(d) The ship of time.

4. How old is Julian at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Twenty-six.
(d) Twenty.

5. Why is Julian anxious to become established in Guatemala City?
(a) So he can become a government official.
(b) So he can be friends with Spanish rulers.
(c) To show Cuba he is powerful.
(d) So he can send for his fiancee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Sol attracted in her life?

2. How long ago was Julian exiled from his country of birth?

3. How long does it take Julian to travel to Guatemala City through the jungle?

4. How did Julian propose to his fiancee?

5. What is Sol writing in when the reader first meets her?

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