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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 53, how many years had Espiricueta been living on the land Francisco assigned him?

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

3. In Chapter 87, what were the first properties to be sold?

4. How much time passed in Chapter 78 when Simonopio sensed that a search party was close?

5. What chased Espiricueta and his son in Chapter 75?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Espiricueta do when he found Francisco Junior?

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

7. Why was Espiricueta prevented from killing Francisco Junior?

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

9. Where did Simonopio go after he and Francisco Junior were brought back to La Amistad?

10. How did Francisco Junior arrange for transportation in Chapter 66?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. What is the overall mood of The Murmur of Bees?

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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