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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much back pay does Julian receive when he starts his full-time job?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Six months.
(d) One week.

2. What does Sol give Julian when he tells her he has to leave for Mexico City?
(a) Lock of her hair.
(b) Heart-shaped rock.
(c) Ring.
(d) Small photograph of herself and a white rose.

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

4. How long does it take Lucia to buy her trousseau after Julian sends her money?
(a) Within two and a half weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Three weeks.

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

6. What does Don Manuel say when Julian tells him he is to be married in Mexico City?
(a) "Congratulations, my boy."
(b) "You horrible man!"
(c) "I can't believe you!"
(d) "Wonderful!"

7. What does Julian realize as he watches the sun rise at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) He wants to die.
(b) He is lonely.
(c) He will never be alone.
(d) He is distraught.

8. What is the weather in Guatemala City on December 9?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Heat wave.
(c) Cool.
(d) Snowing.

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

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

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

12. What does Julian do when he faces the sun at the end of Chapter 20?
(a) Laughs.
(b) Shouts.
(c) Smiles.
(d) Cries.

13. What does Julian do with the gin flask in Chapter 20?
(a) Drinks from it.
(b) Swipes it off the surface of the table.
(c) Fills it up again.
(d) Empties it into the sink.

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

15. What stationery does Lucia use to write to her family while on her wedding trip?
(a) Her personal stationery.
(b) Stationery she borrowed from another guest.
(c) The hotel's fancy embossed stationery.
(d) Julian's stationery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Lucia's reaction to the news that she and Julian are moving from Guatemala?

3. What does Don Manuel invite Julian to do when he sees him at the library?

4. What does Lucia whisper to Senora Saavedra at the end of Chapter 21?

5. What does Sol say to Julian after she gives him her gift before he leaves for Mexico?

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