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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. According to rumor, how many enemy planes is Julian Bravo been said to have downed with his Spitfire?
(a) More than 80.
(b) 86.
(c) About 90.
(d) 79.

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

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

4. Where did Marko Kusanovic emigrate from in the late 1800s?
(a) Slovenia.
(b) Serbia.
(c) Croatia.
(d) Hungary.

5. In Chapter 4, how much does Miss Taylor weigh?
(a) 105 pounds.
(b) 95 pounds.
(c) 100 pounds.
(d) 110 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long was Arsenio able to hold off the banks and creditors in Chapter 5?

3. For how many months during the summer in Chapter 7 does Fabian visit Santa Clara daily?

4. In Chapter 3, how long is Miss Taylor's surgery?

5. In normal times, how many afternoons a month are the maids, cook, and washing woman off?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Violetta describe her Aunt Pilar?

2. What does Violeta reveal about Marko Kusanovic?

3. How does Maria Gracia die?

4. What is Miss Taylor's story?

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

6. How social is Maria Gracia in Chapter 2?

7. Why does Arsenio commit suicide?

8. How does Miss Taylor meet Teresa Rivas?

9. How does Violeta spend the summer of her 13th year?

10. What does Violeta say about Fabian and their marriage?

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