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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 Senor Fremin write to ask a colleague?
(a) For money.
(b) For directions.
(c) About a teaching position for Julian.
(d) For recommendations on airfare.

2. What does Professor Saavedra say about the Escuela Central when he shows Julian around it?
(a) He is ashamed to teach there.
(b) It is in decay.
(c) Julian will never be good enough to teach there.
(d) It is a monumental building.

3. What is the name of the statue that Julian sees in El Parque de La Victoria?
(a) Gautemalan Revolution.
(b) The Mighty General.
(c) The Spirit of Guatemala.
(d) Children at Play.

4. How old is Julian at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty-six.

5. What does Julian say about Saavedra in Chapter 5?
(a) He's a really good man.
(b) He is too shy.
(c) He is mean.
(d) He's impossible to talk with.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the novel, how many weeks had passed since Julian left Mexico City?

2. How many fortunes did Julian receive form the organ grinder's monkey?

3. What kind of music does Julian hear as he walks back to his room in Chapter 6?

4. What weapon does Julian have concealed under his vest?

5. What did Julian deliver to the presidential palace when he visited with Saavedra?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lucia's state of mind at the beginning of Chapter 21?

2. What crisis is occurring in Guatemala City that Saavedra tells Julian about when he returns?

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

4. What is Julian's state of mind when he is in the Guatemalan jungle?

5. Why does Sol bring Julian to the white Gazebo?

6. Describe Julian's triumphant return to Cuba.

7. Is Julian happy to see Sol again when he goes to play chess with Don Manuel?

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

9. How does Julian die?

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

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