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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the novel, how many weeks had passed since Julian left Mexico City?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

2. What does Senor Fremin give Julian before he leaves for Guatemala City?
(a) A new jacket.
(b) A haircut.
(c) A hug.
(d) Money and a letter of introduction.

3. What kind of towers does Julian see when he first views Guatemala City?
(a) Towers to protect the city.
(b) Bell Towers.
(c) School towers.
(d) Prison towers.

4. What does Julian say he will be in his life?
(a) A doer.
(b) A dreamer.
(c) A talker.
(d) A thinker.

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

6. What military title does Don Manuel hold?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Captain.
(c) President.
(d) General.

7. Who does Sol's nanny say will be coming to find her?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Her love.
(c) The police.
(d) The Pope.

8. How did Julian propose to his fiancee?
(a) After their discussion on the matter.
(b) After thinking it over for a year.
(c) After his girlfriend told him she loved him.
(d) On a whim.

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

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

11. What nationality is Professor Saavedra?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Mexican.
(c) Cuban.
(d) Guatemalan.

12. What kind of courses does Julian teach part-time in Chapter 7?
(a) Science.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Music.
(d) Philosophy and the history of civilization.

13. What does Professor Saavedra say about the Escuela Central when he shows Julian around it?
(a) Julian will never be good enough to teach there.
(b) It is in decay.
(c) It is a monumental building.
(d) He is ashamed to teach there.

14. How old is Lucia?
(a) Twenty-nine.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

15. Who is Gabriela?
(a) Julian's cousin.
(b) Saavedra's niece.
(c) Don Manuel's daughter.
(d) Robios' sister.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sol see when she stands before the statue of St. Rita?

3. What is Julian awaiting from Zaragoza, Spain?

4. What did Julian deliver to the presidential palace when he visited with Saavedra?

5. How does St. Rita show her answers to people's prayers?

(see the answer keys)

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