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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. How old was Miss Taylor when she went to live in an orphanage?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

2. In Chapter 7, what is the name of the Schmidt-Engler hotel?
(a) Pierdrei.
(b) Elysee.
(c) Bavaria.
(d) Metropol.

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

4. In Chapter 3, for how long does Miss Taylor struggle with a distressed digestive system?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 11 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

5. What does Miss Taylor do when the family moves to Nahuel?
(a) Gets another job as a governess.
(b) Teaches English in the capital.
(c) Continues to tutor Violeta.
(d) Works on the farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Miss Josephine Taylor when she comes to be Violeta's governess?

2. How does Arsenio kill himself?

3. How many years did Marko Kusanovic work for Arsenio until the mill closed?

4. Where did Marko Kusanovic emigrate from in the late 1800s?

5. When does Violeta remember that Fabian found a way to preserve the semen from cattle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Violeta have with her aunts about Fabian?

2. How does Violeta meet Fabian?

3. What is the only way out of a marriage in the 1940s?

4. What is Miss Taylor's story?

5. How does Miss Taylor meet Teresa Rivas?

6. Why does Violeta write her story for Camilo?

7. How social is Maria Gracia in Chapter 2?

8. In Chapter 6, what type of birthday party is held for Torito?

9. What happens to a man who tries to rape Violeta in Chapter 6?

10. How does Violetta describe her Aunt Pilar?

(see the answer keys)

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