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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Carlos heard a dry _____ at the base of his neck and he was able to extricate himself from Soledad.
(a) Thud.
(b) Crack.
(c) Thunk.
(d) Swish.

2. The light was referred to as _____ and Carlos was told that the second that he became weak it would kill him.
(a) The ally.
(b) The friend.
(c) The apprentice.
(d) The dog.

3. Carlos' ability to "stop the world" was accompanied by a _______ sensation at the top of his head.
(a) Cold.
(b) Warm.
(c) Numb.
(d) Tickling.

4. The floor of Soledad's room has magical properties and it is oriented to the magic of the _____ wind.
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) West.

5. _______ was Don Juan's first apprentice and she was found half dead in a house.
(a) Soledad.
(b) Lidia.
(c) Josefina.
(d) La Gorda.

6. La Gorda says to Carlos that the sisters are all the same, just as all of the following are the same except ______.
(a) Eligio.
(b) Benigno.
(c) Pablito.
(d) Nestor.

7. Carlos again hears the sound at the base of his neck and is able to counter-attack ______ when she attacks him with her 'stick'.
(a) Lidia.
(b) Josefina.
(c) Rosa.
(d) Soledad.

8. During the conversation at the house, one of the girls states that ______ is in the mountains looking for Nestor.
(a) La Gorda.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Josefina.
(d) Soledad.

9. One of the girls tells Carlos that he has a hole in his ______ that a woman made when she emptied him.
(a) Middle.
(b) Foot.
(c) Leg.
(d) Chest.

10. ________ runs out to greet him and Carlos is unnerved because she is running too fast and nimbly for an old woman.
(a) Dona Gorda.
(b) Dona Eligio.
(c) Dona Lidia.
(d) Dona Soledad.

11. La Gorda was finally saved when ______ found her and took her in to his carpentry shop. There she started doing laundry.
(a) Benigno.
(b) Eligio.
(c) Nestor.
(d) Pablito.

12. Using her _______, La Gorda climbs atop Carlos so that they appear to be one tall creature in order to escape the allies.
(a) Red fibers.
(b) Shawl.
(c) Flying ability.
(d) Dress.

13. Josefina shreds her hand on a _______ before she is finally able to drop her old ways and move into the ways of power.
(a) Stick.
(b) Piece of glass.
(c) Rock.
(d) Leaf.

14. When she first faces the little sisters, Carlos is drawn to the way La Gorda holds her hands over her _______.
(a) Face.
(b) Umbilical region.
(c) Legs.
(d) Chest.

15. Pablito's sisters are actually _____ of Don Juan and not biologically related to Dona Soledad.
(a) Teachers.
(b) Nieces.
(c) Apprentices.
(d) Daughters.

Short Answer Questions

1. ______ is the best of Don Juan's apprentices and the only one who didn't have to jump into the abyss.

2. La Gorda's history included having to beg for food using a ______ so that people would feel bad for her.

3. Soledad tells Carlos that ______ has instructed her not to let him leave and she enlists the help of her dog.

4. Carlos is told that his loss of luminosity comes from the fact that he can't abandon his enmeshment with ______.

5. According to the book, when La Gorda was finally able to escape from the man who was beating her she was ________.

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