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

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

3. What did Felicia do in Tome?
(a) She cleaned homes.
(b) She babysat relatives' children.
(c) She preached the gospel.
(d) She was a caretaker of the House of God.

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

5. Why was Caridad's horse shot?
(a) She had a broken hoof.
(b) She had colic.
(c) She charged at La Loca.
(d) They mistook her for a rabid fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many daughters does Sofi have?

2. What animal moves into the trailer as well?

3. What is Esperanza's profession?

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

5. Why did Sofi and Domingo elope?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Sofi and Domingo met.

3. What motivates Sofi to run for mayor of Tome?

4. Describe La Loca's medical problems and the procedure Doctor Tolentino performs on Loca.

5. Why does Fe think Caridad disappeared?

6. Describe Francisco's infatuation with Caridad.

7. Describe Caridad's encounter with the woman on the wall when she reaches Ojo Caliente.

8. What effect does Fe's death have on La Loca?

9. How does the author illustrate the idea of infinite existence in the story of Maria and Helena?

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

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