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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which three places does La Loca say she has been?
(a) Hell, heaven, and purgatory.
(b) The past, present, and future.
(c) The toy store, the candy shop, and her bedroom.
(d) Her birthplace, her house, and her coffin.

2. What does Sofi's neighbor come by to borrow?
(a) Her makeup.
(b) A sewing machine.
(c) Some corn.
(d) Wine glasses.

3. Francisco has never really loved anyone except whom?
(a) His godmother.
(b) His dead father.
(c) A golden-haired woman.
(d) Himself.

4. Whose brother works in "the Narc capital of the United States"?
(a) Helena's.
(b) La Loca's.
(c) Maria's.
(d) Don Domingo's.

5. How did Francisco's mother and baby sister die?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Malnutrition.

6. What happens on Maria and Helena's way to Truchas?
(a) They are run off the road.
(b) They encounter an earthquake.
(c) They get lost.
(d) They run out of money.

7. How did Felicia's husband die?
(a) The Mexican Civil War.
(b) Felicia accidentally shot him.
(c) He fell off a cliff.
(d) He killed himself.

8. Who won the lottery after Caridad had a numerical vision?
(a) La Loca.
(b) Don.
(c) Sofi.
(d) Esperanza.

9. What illness is La Loca diagnosed with in the hospital in Albuquerque?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Psychosis.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Depression.

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

11. Don promises Caridad he will giver her anything she wants because of the death of what?
(a) Her heart.
(b) Her horse.
(c) Success.
(d) True love.

12. Where is Esperanza offered another job?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Toronto.
(c) Houston.
(d) New York City.

13. What does Felicia use to try to find Caridad?
(a) Her Ouija board.
(b) A police dog.
(c) Saint Anthony and her tarot cards.
(d) Powerful herbs and spices.

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

15. Who ends up killing Caridad's horse?
(a) A wild dog.
(b) Caridad's boyfriend.
(c) La Loca.
(d) A sheriff's deputy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Felicia rent out her trailer?

2. Who pays for Caridad's house near El Santuario?

3. How much is the admission fee to Ojo Caliente?

4. Who told Francisco that "God writes straight in crooked letters"?

5. What is Fe's response when her fiancé tells her he doesn't want to get married?

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