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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Sol writing in when the reader first meets her?
(a) Letter.
(b) Diary.
(c) Book.
(d) School textbook.

3. How old is Sol when the story begins?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Almost eighteen.
(d) Twelve.

4. What nickname does Sol's nanny call her?
(a) Dearest.
(b) Nina.
(c) Sweetie.
(d) Honey.

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

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

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

8. How does Lucia first react when she reads the article about Julian's debate speech?
(a) Indifferently.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Sadly.
(d) Happily.

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

10. What color does the statue's eyes change to when Sol stands before it?
(a) Brown.
(b) Dark blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) Green.

11. How long ago was Julian exiled from his country of birth?
(a) One year.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Nine years.
(d) Seven years.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Professor Saavedra say about the Escuela Central when he shows Julian around it?

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

3. What has Sol attracted in her life?

4. Why does Julian thank the little monkey?

5. What toast does Julian make in Chapter 5?

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