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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. What did people begin throwing at Rondo in Chapter 63?

2. In Chapter 92, what ruins did Francisco Junior visit?

3. In Chapter 94, what did Simonopio and Nana Reja carry in knapsacks?

4. In Chapter 96, what does Francisco say he has done for many years?

5. At the end of Chapter 63, what sound did Simonopio make?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 94, why did Simonopio not respond to Francisco Junior's call for him to go to Monterrey?

3. How did Francisco die?

4. How long did it take Beatriz to get back on her feet, and what inspired her to do so?

5. What did Simonopio reveal about the murders?

6. Why does it take Francisco Junior so long to return to Simonopio?

7. How did Simonopio make the journey to find Francisco and Francisco Junior?

8. Why was Espiricueta prevented from killing Francisco Junior?

9. Why did Sinforosa move to Monterrey with Beatriz and Francisco Junior?

10. How did Ronda sing under water?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Simonopio was born with a cleft palate. What is a cleft palate? Why did some people believe the deformity was from the devil? How did the deformity affect his life and how people treated him?

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