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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sol say she agreed to visit St. Rita?
(a) She wants to see what others pray for.
(b) Out of deep belief in her powers.
(c) To get her nanny to stop bothering her.
(d) She is conducting a study.

2. What does the organ grinder's monkey do when people place a coin in his tin cup?
(a) Does a somersault.
(b) Bows.
(c) Gives them a piece of paper with a fortune on it.
(d) Hops up on their shoulder.

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

4. What is a "cirio"?
(a) Thick candles to give to St. Rita's statue.
(b) A mule's name.
(c) Candy.
(d) Special dessert.

5. What does Sol's nanny think it's well past time for in Sol's life?
(a) A husband.
(b) Her long hair.
(c) Giving up her childhood blanket.
(d) Staying up late.

6. What is the setting of the Prologue?
(a) Guatemala City.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Cuba.

7. What does Julian do when the organ grinder's monkey puts his tin cup in front of him?
(a) Turns away.
(b) Turns his empty pockets inside out.
(c) Puts money into it.
(d) Shakes his head sternly.

8. What do the flaming lanterns on the streets of Guatemala look like to Julian at night?
(a) Flickering stars.
(b) Small golden suns.
(c) Small bonfires.
(d) Too bright to look at.

9. Where does Lucia paste the postcard that Julian sent her?
(a) In her album.
(b) In her diary.
(c) In a cookbook.
(d) In a book.

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

11. What does Senor Fremin write to ask a colleague?
(a) About a teaching position for Julian.
(b) For directions.
(c) For recommendations on airfare.
(d) For money.

12. What sentiment frightens Lucia in the words Julian wrote on the back of a postcard?
(a) Bitterness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Passion.

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

14. What toast does Julian make in Chapter 5?
(a) Skoal!
(b) Here's to me!
(c) To tomorrow.
(d) Bottoms up!

15. What happens when Sol stands before the saint's shrine?
(a) she cries.
(b) She giggles.
(c) She trembles and shakes.
(d) She speaks angrily.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sol when the story begins?

2. What kind of towers does Julian see when he first views Guatemala City?

3. What does Lucia put on the back of the newspaper article about Julian?

4. Why is Julian anxious to become established in Guatemala City?

5. What is Julian's life ambition about his homeland?

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