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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 91, what day of the week did Beatriz and her household leave Linares?

2. How long did Simonopio sleep after he brought Francisco Junior home?

3. In Chapter 69, how long did Francisco know that it would have taken to plant the trees if Espiricueta had first come to help?

4. In Chapter 85, how long had it been since Beatriz left the house after the murder of her husband?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 81, what did Beatriz never forgive herself for and why?

3. What did Francisco Junior ask for in Chapter 83 and why?

4. What decisions did Beatriz make after her husband died, and what was her life and Francisco Junior's lives like?

5. What was Francisco Junior's condition when Simonopio reached him?

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

7. What did Simonopio reveal about the murders?

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

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

10. Where did Simonopio shelter with Francisco Junior and how did he care for him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Beatriz felt lost when her husband died. How did losing Francisco affect Beatriz? How did becoming a widow change her role in life and her identity as a person?

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