1. How had Mercedes been raised?
(a) As a strict Catholic.
(b) As a conservative Mormon.
(c) As a quiet Quaker.
(d) As a liberal Lutheran.

2. What happens very quickly?
(a) She becomes confused.
(b) He falls in love with her.
(c) She is offended by his rude manners.
(d) She falls in love with him.

3. How do Gabriel and his friends celebrate?
(a) Sitting at a friend's home.
(b) Drinking and listening to mariachi music.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Going to an art museum.

4. What faith does Rodrigo prefer?
(a) Love.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Of indifference.

5. What does Ixca say about Norma?
(a) He is sorry for her death.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He loves her.
(d) He worries about her soul.

6. What does Norma want Ixca to tell her?
(a) That her husband loves her.
(b) That he wants to marry her.
(c) That he will give her all his money.
(d) That he loves her.

7. When does Betina begin to remold Jamie to fit the norms of the city?
(a) Two years later when they have their first child.
(b) When they marry.
(c) Years down the road.
(d) A soon as he arrives.

8. How do Gabriel and his friends behave?
(a) Like teenagers.
(b) Like gentlemen.
(c) Like thugs.
(d) Like adults.

9. What does Pimpenela do when she leaves Ixca?
(a) She calls Rodrigo.
(b) She sits on a park bench.
(c) She goes to another bar.
(d) She returns to her luxurious apartment.

10. Who is Manuel Zamacona?
(a) Norma's young friend.
(b) Norma's brother.
(c) Norma's boss.
(d) Norma's son.

11. What does Rosenda confess?
(a) She has never loved her son.
(b) She tried to replace the father's love with the son's.
(c) She does not miss her son.
(d) She does not want to die.

12. To where does Mercedes move?
(a) Paris.
(b) Texas.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) New York City,

13. What do Manuel and Robles extensively debate?
(a) Mexican culture and politics.
(b) New laws.
(c) Private education versus public education.
(d) What business makes the most money.

14. Where does Pimpenela meet Ixca?
(a) At a dance.
(b) In a restaurant.
(c) In a bar.
(d) At her home.

15. What causes the boat to capsize?
(a) The sail rips off.
(b) Norma refuses to allow Ixca to do his job.
(c) There is a hole in the bottom of the boat.
(d) Ixca's refusal to take down the sail.