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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, after how many weeks did Francisco and Simonopio clean the house at La Amistad?

2. How long did Nana Reja serve as Guillermo's wet nurse?

3. What crop did the army take from Francisco in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 37, how many months does Francisco say that Consuelo was pregnant when Beatriz learned that she was pregnant?

5. What did Nana Reja hold in her arms when she was found in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What thoughts did Beatriz have while she waited for Nana Reja to be found in Chapter 3?

2. What did the doctor say about the baby Nana Reja found when he examined him?

3. Why was it a mystery as to how Nana Reja found the baby?

4. Who did Francisco think murdered Lupita?

5. What did Espiricueta's new friends suggest he do, and what did he think about their suggestion in Chapter 40?

6. What did Sr. Garza find when he went home in Chapter 11?

7. In Chapter 30, who did Espiricueta believe was following him?

8. What did Espiricueta do to his daughter in Chapter 26 after Beatriz left?

9. How did Francisco's mother-in-law find some peace when the family was at La Florida?

10. What was waiting for Francisco at the post office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What are the points of view in the book? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and people? How does the use of the two points of view provide readers with more information than the use of one point of view could provide?

Essay Topic 2

The Morales left Linares during the influenza outbreak. Why did the Morales leave Linares during the influenza outbreak? How did Francisco Junior realize that life goes on after tragedies?

Essay Topic 3

A spoiler in literature is an element in a story that reveals plot elements. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

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