View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Julian thinks he sees on Sol's shoulders at the party?
(a) Magnolia flowers.
(b) Snow.
(c) Stardust.
(d) Wings.

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

5. What did Juan de Dios Rosado write that Don Manuel is having performed at his party?
(a) Concerto.
(b) Play.
(c) Story.
(d) Waltz.

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

7. Why does Gabriela tell Sol that she is perfect for Julian?
(a) Because they like the same books.
(b) They both adore opera.
(c) Because they are both half crazy
(d) They both like cats.

8. What does Lucia do that astonishes her aunts in Chapter 14?
(a) Writes poetry.
(b) Agrees to eloping.
(c) Talks passionately about Julian.
(d) Sings while playing the piano.

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

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

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

12. What can Lucia hear when she looks out the hotel window on her wedding trip?
(a) Whistles.
(b) Street vendors.
(c) The Pacific Ocean.
(d) Sirens.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who places Sol's gown on a dummy after the party is over?

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

3. What happens when a Cuban man gives his word of honor?

4. What does Julian do with the gin flask in Chapter 20?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 518 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample