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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What opera is Sol playing a love song from when Julian is playing chess with her father on the patio?
(a) Scheherazade.
(b) La Boheme.
(c) La Rondine.
(d) Tristan and Isolde.

2. What does Julian tell Panoplo he has found in Sol?
(a) Writer of editorials to the newspaper.
(b) The woman of his dreams.
(c) An intellectual for him to talk with.
(d) An assistant.

3. Who places Sol's gown on a dummy after the party is over?
(a) Gabriela.
(b) Xenufla.
(c) Her youngest sister.
(d) Her mother.

4. What does Sol think that Julian shares with her father?
(a) They are both dreamers and fighters.
(b) They are both generals.
(c) They both have lots of money.
(d) They are both lazy.

5. Why does Julian go to the library El Ateneo in Chapter 13?
(a) To borrow some books of poetry.
(b) To read literature for his next class.
(c) To do research for a play.
(d) To inquire about a job.

6. What kind of tea is made with button mushrooms and secret herbs?
(a) Cakchiquel tea.
(b) Darjeeling tea.
(c) English breakfast tea.
(d) Mexican tea.

7. What is Senora Saavedra wearing in her hair when she is going to Don Manuel's party?
(a) Decorative combs.
(b) Jeweled bobby pins.
(c) Pearls.
(d) Magnolia blossom.

8. What does Julian want to tell Sol about after he plays chess with Don Manuel at his home?
(a) Reading her diary.
(b) His poetry.
(c) His appreciation of her musical abilities.
(d) Lucia.

9. Where does Sol keep her diary hidden?
(a) Closet.
(b) Under her mattress.
(c) Under the bed.
(d) Locked in her desk.

10. Where does Sol lead Julian while they are on a walk in Chapter 16?
(a) Gazebo.
(b) Sea.
(c) Shed.
(d) River.

11. What is in the letter that Julian sends to the minister of public information in Chapter 23?
(a) His diploma.
(b) Newspaper article.
(c) Money.
(d) His resignation.

12. Who remembers the Cuban saying "A lot more can be achieved with sugar than vinegar"?
(a) Julian.
(b) Sol.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Saavedra.

13. What does Sol give Julian that is very dear to her after he talks about his feelings of friendship for her?
(a) A letter.
(b) Her diary.
(c) Book.
(d) Music.

14. What is bothering Saavedra about his formal wear as he goes to Don Manuel's party?
(a) His gloves are too tight.
(b) His hat is too big.
(c) The starched linen collar.
(d) His pants feel rough.

15. Who asks Sol if she likes Julian?
(a) Xenufla.
(b) Dona Rosaura.
(c) Gabriela.
(d) Don Manuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julian call Sol after he rips up his letter to Lucia?

2. What is driving Xenufla crazy about Sol on Friday morning, the day Julian visits Don Manuel at home?

3. What does Lucia do that astonishes her aunts in Chapter 14?

4. What is Lucia being fitted for by her aunts in the sewing room of her house?

5. What does Julian do when he faces the sun at the end of Chapter 20?

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