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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 directions.
(b) About a teaching position for Julian.
(c) For recommendations on airfare.
(d) For money.

2. What toast does Julian make in Chapter 5?
(a) Bottoms up!
(b) Skoal!
(c) To tomorrow.
(d) Here's to me!

3. What kind of work does Saavedra offer Julian in Chapter 4?
(a) Accounting work.
(b) Part-time teaching.
(c) Cleaning his office.
(d) Gardening work.

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

5. What does Julian ask Panoplo about?
(a) The time.
(b) Mayan life and culture.
(c) Directions.
(d) How to grow vegetables.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sol's nanny think it's well past time for in Sol's life?

2. Who is Panoplo?

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

4. What has Sol attracted in her life?

5. What is Julian's fiancee's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Xenufla think about Sol's lack of a husband?

2. Does Lucia feel betrayed by Julian?

3. Why does Saavedra think it is a good idea for Julian to meet Don Manuel?

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

5. Describe the oath Julian makes to himself as he watches the ship disappear with his wife and child.

6. What happens when Julian beats Don Manuel at chess?

7. After Lucia buys her trousseau, why does she worry about her impending marriage to Julian?

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

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

10. Does Julian think he made a mistake by marrying Lucia?

(see the answer keys)

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