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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time did storekeeper Abraham close his store on the day that Pedro Ronda was to sing underwater?
(a) 1 p.m.
(b) 4 p.m.
(c) 3 p.m.
(d) 2 p.m.

2. In Chapter 64, where did Francisco get the trees he was planting?
(a) Texas.
(b) Monterrey.
(c) California.
(d) His orchard.

3. In Chapter 74, what did Francisco Junior say when Espiricueta grabbed him and prepared to knife him?
(a) Traitor.
(b) Coyote.
(c) Murderer.
(d) Devil.

4. In Chapter 56, what was the name of the new washerwoman?
(a) Ana.
(b) Valeria.
(c) Juana.
(d) Leonor.

5. Where did Espiricueta's first shot hit Francisco in Chapter 74?
(a) Back.
(b) Forehead.
(c) Arm.
(d) Hip.

6. In Chapter 57, where did Simonopio go to sit for Ronda's show?
(a) On a rock.
(b) On an old log.
(c) On a sand bar.
(d) In a tree.

7. When did Carmen and Consuelo arrive with their husbands in Chapter 77?
(a) After dusk.
(b) Before nightfall.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

8. What crop was Espiricueta supposed to be irrigating in Chapter 54?
(a) Maize.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Sugarcane.

9. In Chapter 82, what did Beatriz have done to the Espiricueta's house?
(a) Bulldozed.
(b) Burned.
(c) Given to another worker.
(d) Torn down.

10. In Chapter 75, what broken bone did Francisco Junior have?
(a) Arm.
(b) Rib.
(c) Leg.
(d) Ankle.

11. In Chapter 99, how many years has Francisco Junior wasted doing nothing?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

12. How long did Simonopio sleep after he brought Francisco Junior home?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

13. In Chapter 85, how long had it been since Beatriz left the house after the murder of her husband?
(a) A month.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 months.

14. In Chapter 92, what ruins did Francisco Junior visit?
(a) The Tamaulipas ranches.
(b) The house in Linares.
(c) His old school.
(d) The orchards.

15. In Chapter 98, who does Francisco Junior believe is waiting for him?
(a) His wife.
(b) Nana Reja.
(c) Simonopio.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Francisco lose when the bank failed in 1928?

2. How did the bees leave Linares in Chapter 94?

3. How many times had Francisco Junior gone to work with his father before Chapter 57?

4. How many trees did Francisco and his son plant in Chapter 69?

5. What did Beatriz tell Francisco Junior he could not study in college?

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