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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take Julian to travel to Guatemala City through the jungle?
(a) Two days.
(b) One day.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Eight days.

2. What invitation does Don Manuel send to Saavedra?
(a) Soledad's coming-of-age party.
(b) Brunch.
(c) Business gathering.
(d) Political meeting.

3. What does Saavedra notice about Julian's physical appearance in Chapter 4?
(a) His bruised eye.
(b) His broken arm.
(c) His limp.
(d) His messy hair.

4. What does Pellejuda mean?
(a) Stubborn.
(b) Bag o' Bones.
(c) Slow.
(d) Crooked.

5. Who is Senor Fremin?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Julian's friend.
(c) Julian's uncle.
(d) Enemy of Julian's.

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

7. What word does Lucia underline in the article about Julian?
(a) Me.
(b) Love.
(c) Guatemala.
(d) Cuba.

8. What kind of work does Saavedra offer Julian in Chapter 4?
(a) Cleaning his office.
(b) Accounting work.
(c) Part-time teaching.
(d) Gardening work.

9. Who is Julian's fiancee the daughter of?
(a) A Cuban lawyer.
(b) A Spanish clerk.
(c) An American government official.
(d) A Mexican police officer.

10. What does Sol's nanny tell her to do when the heavy incense smoke makes her eyes tear up?
(a) Wipe them with a tissue.
(b) Keep staring without blinking.
(c) Turn away from the statue.
(d) Close them.

11. What does Julian say about Saavedra in Chapter 5?
(a) He's impossible to talk with.
(b) He's a really good man.
(c) He is mean.
(d) He is too shy.

12. What is the name of the organ grinder's monkey?
(a) Bob.
(b) Pete.
(c) Chirilingo.
(d) Lupe.

13. What does Julian lose when he is walking home in Chapter 6?
(a) The pale cream piece of paper.
(b) His revolver.
(c) Pocket money.
(d) A book.

14. What did Gabriela rip from a bound set of journals?
(a) Saavedra's study guides on literature.
(b) Her father's lectures on freedom.
(c) An article about teenage fashion.
(d) Julian's poem.

15. What does Lucia do after she reads the newspaper article about Julian?
(a) Crumples it up.
(b) Burns it.
(c) Makes copies.
(d) Rips it up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tree is in full bloom as Julian walks home in Chapter 6?

2. What time did Sol visit the the statue of St. Rita?

3. What does Julian do when the organ grinder's monkey puts his tin cup in front of him?

4. How old is Lucia?

5. What kind of music does Julian hear as he walks back to his room in Chapter 6?

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