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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. Whose veins "run with the blood of the land"?
(a) Maria's.
(b) Helena's.
(c) Mary Magdalene's.
(d) Sofi's.

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

3. How does Felicia suggest Caridad was healed?
(a) By American doctors.
(b) She says Caridad healed herself.
(c) With holy water.
(d) With oils and fragrances.

4. Where does Sofi tell Domingo to take her after he asks for her forgiveness?
(a) The store.
(b) The dance.
(c) New York City.
(d) The bedroom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Sofi's possessions did Domingo sell?

2. How did Felicia's husband die?

3. What illness is La Loca diagnosed with in the hospital in Albuquerque?

4. What does Sofi's neighbor come by to borrow?

5. Where did Sofi and Domingo meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the incident of the man in the pickup truck foreshadow events later in the novel?

2. Explain the circumstances surrounding Esperanza's death.

3. How is Francisco characterized in Chapter 5?

4. What is the purpose of M.O.M.A.S.?

5. Why do Fe and Casimiro decide to have a small wedding?

6. Describe Francisco's infatuation with Caridad.

7. How does the woman on television describe hell, heaven, and purgatory?

8. Why is it important to La Loca when Fe asks her to teach her how to cook?

9. What does Domingo do in Chapter 6 that leads to Sofi falling in love with him again?

10. Describe how Sofi and Domingo met.

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