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

2. Where is Caridad found by Francisco El Penitente?
(a) Living in a commune.
(b) Swimming in the ocean.
(c) In a city, married and pregnant.
(d) In a cave.

3. What awakens Sofi in the middle of the night in Chapter 1?
(a) Animals howling.
(b) Gunfire.
(c) Water boiling.
(d) A thunderstorm.

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

5. Which war did Francisco fight in?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Mexican Civil War.
(c) Korean.
(d) World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caridad do to earn a living?

2. When was the only time Sofi did leave the house?

3. What did Felicia do in Tome?

4. Why did Sofi and Domingo elope?

5. What are the brushes used to paint the bulto made of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the trances Caridad begins to experience in Chapter 2 and the specific things she foresees.

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

3. List some of the most common ailments, according to Felicia, and what can be done to cure them.

4. What is the irony in the fact that Esperanza is taken as a prisoner overseas?

5. What does Acme International represent?

6. How does Caridad "reject men and embrace spirituality" in Chapter 2?

7. What do the stations of the cross in Chapter 15 symbolize?

8. How is La Loca depicted as a sort of embodiment of Jesus?

9. What is Domingo's response to Sofi's successful cooperative?

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

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