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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 87, what were the first properties to be sold?

2. In Chapter 82, who was proud to have found Simonopio and Francisco Junior?

3. In Chapter 96, what was the only thing that Francisco Junior ate?

4. Where did the body of Espiricueta's son end up after being chased by the bees?

5. How many days after the outing with his father did Francisco Junior wake confused in bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the narrator say in Chapter 61 about Francisco Junior not remembering what happened on his seventh birthday?

2. What happened to the Espiricuetas?

3. What did Simonopio reveal about the murders?

4. In Chapter 66, what did Francisco Junior have to do?

5. Why did Simonopio not go with Francisco and Francisco Junior in Chapter 57?

6. What does Francisco Junior tell Nico in Chapter 100?

7. What did Francisco give his son for his birthday, and what was the significance of the gift?

8. How did Ronda sing under water?

9. In Chapter 70, what happened on Francisco Junior's seventh birthday?

10. In Chapter 91, what was given away and what was taken by the Morales family to Monterrey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beatriz went through a process of grieving her husband. How much time did Beatriz spend in a daze and allowing other people to make decisions for her after her husband’s death? What made her realize that she had to be strong? Was Beatriz able to heal after her husband’s death?

Essay Topic 2

The Spanish Flu began spreading in October of 1918. How did the flu affect Linares and the Morales family? What changes did it bring to Linares and the Morales family?

Essay Topic 3

Francisco gave his son a .22 rifle before he died. Where did the rifle come from? Why was it an important gift? What did the rifle symbolize to Francisco and to Francisco Junior?

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