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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. About how old was Sofi when she met Don Domingo?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Three.

2. What does Caridad do to earn a living?
(a) Works in a hospital.
(b) Babysits.
(c) Answers the phones as a receptionist.
(d) Cleans office buildings.

3. Who told Francisco that "God writes straight in crooked letters"?
(a) An angel in a dream.
(b) His cat.
(c) His mother.
(d) His third-grade teacher.

4. Who tells Maria to "hit the deck"?
(a) Francisco.
(b) Helena.
(c) An angel.
(d) La Loca.

5. Who shows up at the family's home at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Rubén.
(b) A new puppy.
(c) Domingo, the girls' father.
(d) Sofi's grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not one of Don Domingo's compulsions?

2. Which three places does La Loca say she has been?

3. Who won the lottery after Caridad had a numerical vision?

4. Where does Esperanza go to cover the war?

5. Why does Felicia rent out her trailer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Francisco finds Caridad alone in the cave?

3. Describe the differences between Felicia and Doctor Tolentino as well as their relationship.

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

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

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

7. What is special about the irrigation ditch by Sofi's home?

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

9. How does the author use humor in Chapter 1?

10. How is Caridad different after she returns from being missing?

(see the answer keys)

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