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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. When Caridad returns home from the pilgrimage, what does she do when she cannot sleep?
(a) Writes letters.
(b) Cleans obsessively.
(c) Cries.
(d) Reads aloud to her horse.

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

3. Who pays for Caridad's house near El Santuario?
(a) La Loca.
(b) Felicia.
(c) Don Domingo.
(d) Caridad.

4. What happens between Helena and Maria after their adventure?
(a) They open a business together.
(b) They get married.
(c) They separate.
(d) They both die.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is special about Francisco El Penitente's position in his family?

2. Which of the following is not one of the common ailments Felicia teaches Caridad about?

3. What happens on Maria and Helena's way to Truchas?

4. To where do Caridad and her horse move?

5. About how old was Sofi when she met Don Domingo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the routine of Caridad's life as she is mentored by Felicia.

2. By the end of the novel, what has Sofi lost and gained?

3. What role does the Lady in Blue play in La Loca's final days?

4. What events lead up to Caridad's horse's death?

5. How is La Loca's death foreshadowed in Chapter 14?

6. Do you think Caridad and Esmeralda die? Why or why not?

7. Why does Sofi feel as if she is a prisoner in her own house?

8. Compare and contrast the characters of Caridad and Felicia.

9. Describe the cooperative that Sofi and her neighbor develop.

10. How does the author build tension through Caridad's subplot?

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