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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Julian decide he must do after writing a letter to Lucia telling her about Sol?
(a) He cannot break his word to Lucia.
(b) Make her break their engagement.
(c) Never go back to Mexico.
(d) Send the letter.

2. What did a Spanish judge accuse Julian of when he was 17?
(a) Treason.
(b) Fraud.
(c) Bribery.
(d) Breaking and Entering.

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

4. What does Rubios give Saavedra one week to do?
(a) Leave the country.
(b) Write a report.
(c) Write an article.
(d) Plan a new course.

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

6. What does Julian call Sol after he rips up his letter to Lucia?
(a) A friend.
(b) A musical genius.
(c) His sun.
(d) A nice girl.

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

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

9. What kind of hotel are Julian and Lucia staying in?
(a) A bed and breakfast near a river.
(b) The least expensive in Mexico City.
(c) A rundown hotel.
(d) The most expensive in Acapulco.

10. What is Lucia being fitted for by her aunts in the sewing room of her house?
(a) Coat.
(b) Riding outfit.
(c) Her wedding gown.
(d) A dress for a ball.

11. What is Lucia's reaction to the news that she and Julian are moving from Guatemala?
(a) Fear.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Anger.
(d) Happiness.

12. What does Julian hit with his closed fist at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) Bed.
(b) Door.
(c) Table.
(d) Wall.

13. What does Lucia read about Sol in the society pages of El Progreso?
(a) She is engaged.
(b) She is enrolled in college.
(c) She is married.
(d) She has died of malaria.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Julian go to the library El Ateneo in Chapter 13?

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

3. When does Julian have to leave for Mexico City to be in time for his wedding?

4. What did Don Manuel's three-year-old son Manuelito die of?

5. What does Sol think about the news that Julian is getting married in Mexico City?

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