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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. Why does Julian thank the little monkey?
(a) For bringing him a happy fortune.
(b) Because he stopped bothering him.
(c) Because he gave him a leftover coin.
(d) Because he did a little dance for him.

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

3. How does the audience respond to Julian's talk at the end of the debate in Chapter 8?
(a) Enthusiastically.
(b) In disgust.
(c) Lukewarm.
(d) Angrily.

4. What is the setting of the Prologue?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Guatemala City.
(d) Cuba.

5. What time did Sol visit the the statue of St. Rita?
(a) Six am.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Noon.
(d) Ten pm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tree is in full bloom as Julian walks home in Chapter 6?

2. What is Julian's life ambition about his homeland?

3. What did Gabriela rip from a bound set of journals?

4. What does Julian do when the organ grinder's monkey puts his tin cup in front of him?

5. Who is Panoplo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the carrion birds that Julian hears in his head talking to him about?

3. What does Julian think about when he is in the cantina El Ultimo?

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

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

6. Describe Sol's appearance.

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

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

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

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

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