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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pablito rescued Elena, also known as _______ from a life of poverty and sets her up doing laundry.
(a) La Gorda.
(b) Josefina.
(c) Soledad.
(d) Lidia.

2. When Lidia tells Carlos that all five of us are the same, she is referring to all of the following except ______.
(a) Carlos.
(b) Benigno.
(c) Soledad.
(d) La Gorda.

3. When Carlos begins to talk to La Gorda, he becomes upset and _______.
(a) Hands out the packages he brought.
(b) Starts throwing things.
(c) Starts shouting.
(d) Leaves the house.

4. After Carlos learns how to heal the injuries he has given, he drives the two girls to _______ house.
(a) Soledad's.
(b) Lidia's.
(c) Rosa's.
(d) Pablito's.

5. La Gorda tells Carlos that the color of a person's normal luminosity is ______. He has a hole in his luminosity that has been patched.
(a) Yellow.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Orange.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ has difficulty talking and Carlos is horrified by the apparent 'aphasia' that has made it difficult for her.

2. Although Carlos wants to leave, he is told that he must stay until _______ gets there and Rosa and Lidia will take care of him.

3. One of the girls tells Carlos that he has a hole in his ______ that a woman made when she emptied him.

4. In order for Soledad to be complete she must get her missing piece back from ______, which will be difficult because he is a sorcerer.

5. Carlos again hears the sound at the base of his neck and is able to counter-attack ______ when she attacks him with her 'stick'.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when La Gorda got pregnant when she was younger and having a troubled life?

2. What happens when a woman menstruates in order to increase their power in the world?

3. What is important about the goodbye gesture that La Gorda makes to her house and to the valley?

4. Where do men and women store their memories, according to the observations of Carlos?

5. Carlos is intrigued by the sisters, but also fearful of them. Which sisters has he known for years, describing them as dark and beautiful?

6. What happens when Carlos wakes up in the bed that the Nagual has ordered Carlos to sleep in?

7. Carlos remembers a story about a friend who was dying in the hospital, but what did Don Juan say about how she could push her disease away?

8. What do La Gorda and Dona Soledad think of each other when they finally meet?

9. Describe the living situation of Pablito as Carlos finds him in the beginning of the story.

10. What are the strict orders that La Gorda is under in relation to the location of the Sorcerers when she is helping Carlos?

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