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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of dogs do Violeta's family have in Chapter 2?
(a) Great Danes.
(b) Mastiffs.
(c) Great Pyrenees.
(d) German shepherds.

2. When does Violeta remember that Fabian found a way to preserve the semen from cattle?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1960s.

3. How tall is Miss Taylor in Chapter 4?
(a) 5 feet 3 inches.
(b) 5 feet.
(c) 5 feet 2 inches.
(d) 5 feet 1 inch.

4. How old is Fabian in Chapter 7?
(a) 22.
(b) 23.
(c) 21.
(d) 24.

5. How old is Violeta when a chief asks for her hand in marriage for one of his sons?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.

6. About how many women attend the bridal shower for one of the Del Valle nieces in Chapter 4?
(a) 45.
(b) 35.
(c) 50.
(d) 60.

7. What is the name of Teresa's brother?
(a) Juan.
(b) Alejandro.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Diego.

8. When Torito disappears every now and then, how long is he usually gone?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) Weeks at a time.
(c) A month or two.
(d) 4 weeks.

9. When was Miss Taylor's Irish grandfather executed for defending the rights of workers and demand universal suffrage for all men?
(a) 1841.
(b) 1846.
(c) 1852.
(d) 1839.

10. In Chapter 9, how long is Teresa in jail after throwing a ripe tomato at the president of the country?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 months.

11. When does Part 1, take place?
(a) 1940-1970.
(b) 1930-1950.
(c) 1910-1930.
(d) 1920-1940.

12. For how many months during the summer in Chapter 7 does Fabian visit Santa Clara daily?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

13. How long was Arsenio able to hold off the banks and creditors in Chapter 5?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) A year.

14. Who was Violeta named after?
(a) Great-aunt.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Neighbor.
(d) Great-grandmother.

15. How old is Jose Antonio in Chapter 3?
(a) 24.
(b) 28.
(c) 23.
(d) 26.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened the year Jose Antonio was born?

2. When do Fabian and Violeta marry?

3. What does Fabian's father give him when he and Violeta marry?

4. For how long does Maria Gracia start going to a sanitarium in Chapter 6?

5. How old was Miss Taylor when she went to live in an orphanage?

(see the answer keys)

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