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

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

3. Where does Julian find a room in Guatemala City?
(a) In a homeless shelter.
(b) At a hotel.
(c) At a bed and Breakfast.
(d) At the home of an old Mayan woman.

4. 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) Hops up on their shoulder.
(c) Bows.
(d) Does a somersault.

5. What is Julian's state of being when he is getting a fortune from the monkey?
(a) Inebriated.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Sober.
(d) Stern.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the steamship Julian is on at the beginning of the novel?

2. What is the name of the organ grinder's monkey?

3. What does Lucia do after she reads the newspaper article about Julian?

4. What does Sol's nanny tell her to do when the heavy incense smoke makes her eyes tear up?

5. What is a "cirio"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two things do Sol and Julian do at Sol's party that go against convention and show their desire for each other?

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

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

4. Why is Lucia angry when she receives the copy of the article about Julian?

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

6. Describe President Rubios appearance at Sol's coming-of-age party.

7. Where is the statue of St. Rita enshrined?

8. Describe Sol's appearance when she sees Julian for the last time before he is married.

9. Describe the consequences of Julian's writings while he was living in Mexico City.

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

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