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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the organ grinder's monkey do when people place a coin in his tin cup?
(a) Gives them a piece of paper with a fortune on it.
(b) Does a somersault.
(c) Bows.
(d) Hops up on their shoulder.

2. What is the name of Sol's nanny?
(a) Xenufla.
(b) Candy.
(c) Lucinda.
(d) Lupe.

3. What does Julian lose when he is walking home in Chapter 6?
(a) The pale cream piece of paper.
(b) Pocket money.
(c) His revolver.
(d) A book.

4. What is Julian happy to find in the room he rents in Guatemala City?
(a) A real mattress.
(b) A sink.
(c) Food.
(d) A good reading lamp.

5. Why does Sol say she agreed to visit St. Rita?
(a) She wants to see what others pray for.
(b) She is conducting a study.
(c) To get her nanny to stop bothering her.
(d) Out of deep belief in her powers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Lucia want to impress with the newspaper article about Julian?

2. What sentiment frightens Lucia in the words Julian wrote on the back of a postcard?

3. How did Julian propose to his fiancee?

4. What does Lucia put on the back of the newspaper article about Julian?

5. What is Sol writing in when the reader first meets her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Xenufla's instructions for how Sol should prepare for her visit to St. Rita?

2. What is Julian's reaction to his first fortune the monkey gives him?

3. What happens when Julian sees Sol during his and Lucia's visit to the Manuel home?

4. How does Don Manuel encourage Julian to finish his play?

5. What kind of job does Julian hope to receive in Guatemala?

6. Describe the setting of Chapter 6.

7. What role does Xenufla play in the prologue?

8. How does Julian learn about Sol's death?

9. What does Senora Saavedra tell Julian about the composer Juan de Dios Rosado?

10. How does Gabriela persuade her father to invite Julian to Sol's coming-of-age party?

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