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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is La Loca repulsed by humans?
(a) She thinks she is a cat.
(b) She thinks they are too loud and impolite.
(c) She thinks they are dirty and full of germs.
(d) She dislikes the odor they give off.

2. How are Helena and Maria related?
(a) They do not know each other at all.
(b) They used to be lovers.
(c) They are mother and daughter.
(d) They are sisters.

3. Who does Felicia find outside the trailer?
(a) The pregnant couple.
(b) Her ex-husband.
(c) Sofi.
(d) Caridad.

4. What are the brushes used to paint the bulto made of?
(a) Silk.
(b) Cacti.
(c) Horsehair or yucca.
(d) Women's hair.

5. Why does Felicia go outside to the trailer in the middle of the night?
(a) She hears footsteps.
(b) She has a dream.
(c) She sees a light.
(d) She hears people talking.

6. Which of the following was not one of Don Domingo's compulsions?
(a) Cockfights.
(b) Card games.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Horses.

7. How do Felicia and Caridad treat ailments?
(a) With prescription medicine.
(b) With herbs and massages.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Dipping patients in the river.

8. What does Don play the lottery on?
(a) His phone number.
(b) The license plate number of the deputy sheriff.
(c) The horse's winning time.
(d) Caridad's birthday.

9. How long does Caridad sleep after her horse dies?
(a) One month.
(b) Eight hours.
(c) She doesn't sleep.
(d) Two weeks.

10. To where do Caridad and her horse move?
(a) New York City.
(b) Brazil.
(c) A trailer park.
(d) Los Angeles.

11. What does Caridad do to earn a living?
(a) Answers the phones as a receptionist.
(b) Works in a hospital.
(c) Cleans office buildings.
(d) Babysits.

12. Whose ancestral land is in New Mexico?
(a) Maria's.
(b) Felicia's.
(c) Helena's.
(d) No one's.

13. How did Felicia's second husband die?
(a) He committed suicide.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Car accident.

14. How many languages did Felicia learn to read and write?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) Seven.

15. Who leads the procession on Good Friday?
(a) Caridad's boyfriend.
(b) La Loca.
(c) Felicia's godson.
(d) Felicia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which war did Francisco fight in?

2. Where is Caridad found by Francisco El Penitente?

3. Where are Helena and Maria going when they take their road trip?

4. What is a bulto?

5. Whose brother works in "the Narc capital of the United States"?

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