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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sol say to Julian after she gives him her gift before he leaves for Mexico?
(a) "Be well."
(b) "Don't forget me."
(c) "Goodbye."
(d) "Forget all about me."

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

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

4. What game does Julian tell Don Manuel he loves?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Chess.
(c) Chinese Checkers.
(d) Cards.

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

6. What are jocotillos?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Special horses.
(c) Bugs.
(d) Tiny plums.

7. What subject is Julian writing about in his notebook at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Pets.
(b) Food.
(c) Music.
(d) Plants.

8. When were all the Clericals executed?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Noon.
(c) Evening.
(d) At dawn.

9. What does Professor Saavedra say about Sol in the carriage ride home that Julian remembers later that night?
(a) "You both looked fine dancing together."
(b) "She is beautiful, isn't she?"
(c) "She looks like her mother, doesn't she?"
(d) "What a nice girl."

10. When Lucia looks in the mirror at the end of Chapter 16, what does she think she looks like?
(a) A beautiful woman.
(b) Her old self.
(c) Ugly.
(d) A child.

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

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

13. What did Minister Andrujal add at the end of his letter in his own handwriting?
(a) "Julian, please."
(b) "Best wishes."
(c) "See you tomorrow."
(d) "If you need anything, just ask."

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

15. What month is it when Julian and Don Manuel play chess outside under the magnolia tree?
(a) February.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) December.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dona Rosaura afraid that Julian will do if he goes back to Cuba?

2. What does Julian realize as he watches the sun rise at the end of Chapter 25?

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

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

5. What does the doctor tell Sol when she has a high fever at the beginning of Chapter 24?

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