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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what treatment was Simonopio given when he had a fever?
(a) Steam tent.
(b) Onions and ginger.
(c) Eucalyptus essential oil.
(d) Mustard plaster.

2. In the poem in Chapter 48, who would take the reins?
(a) Mistress.
(b) Horse.
(c) Master.
(d) Mule.

3. What phobia did Simonopio have in Chapter 29?
(a) Globophobia.
(b) Agoraphobia.
(c) Coulrophobia.
(d) Phonophobia.

4. In Chapter 45, whose funeral had been held recently?
(a) Nana Polo.
(b) Nana Reja.
(c) Mati.
(d) Lupita.

5. In Chapter 27, what was found in the shed that Simonopio made his bedroom?
(a) Nana's dolls.
(b) Old toys.
(c) Coffin.
(d) Old clothes.

6. How old was Simonopio when he quit sleeping in a crib and started sleeping in a bed?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

7. In Chapter 37, how many months does Francisco say that Consuelo was pregnant when Beatriz learned that she was pregnant?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

8. What did Nana Reja hold in her arms when she was found in Chapter 4?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Fruit and nuts.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Beehive and a baby.

9. How many of the trees that Francisco and Simonopio bought from California died on the trip to Mexico?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

10. What would Simonopio eat for dinner when he was camping in Chapter 33?
(a) Bread and honey.
(b) Soft oats and honey.
(c) Soup and honey.
(d) Tortillas and honey.

11. What did Simonopio want Francisco to take from the house at La Amistad in Chapter 17?
(a) Sewing machine.
(b) Food.
(c) Records.
(d) Books.

12. In Chapter 25, what did Beatriz do with the doll she made for Margarita Espiricueta?
(a) Gave it to another little girl.
(b) Left it at her house.
(c) Threw it in the undergrowth.
(d) Burned it.

13. What did Nana Reja dictate that Simonopio be fed in Chapter 9?
(a) Goat's milk and honey.
(b) Goat's milk and orange juice.
(c) Honey and porridge.
(d) Honey and bread soaked in goat's milk.

14. How old was Lupita when she came to stay with the Morales family?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

15. Who were the first workers to die during the Spanish flu?
(a) Grocers.
(b) Priests.
(c) Butchers.
(d) Postal service workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the man Lupita was interested in in Chapter 15?

2. In Chapter 42, how long does Francisco Junior say that his mother thought he was half-backward?

3. In Chapter 41, how long had Simonopio been expecting the birth of Francisco Junior?

4. In Chapter 40, who did Espiricueta think he would like to have for a wife?

5. How many years had the old postmaster served Linares before succumbing to the flu?

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