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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Mercedes give birth?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Robles.
(c) No one.
(d) Her nanny.

2. Where does Ixca bury Rosenda?
(a) By her home.
(b) In the rain.
(c) On a hill.
(d) In the town cemetery.

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

4. What happens to Manuel on his way to Acapulco?
(a) He wins the lottery.
(b) He finds a job.
(c) He is shot dead.
(d) He buys a car.

5. How does Rodrigo pass his time?
(a) Wondering why he had not come to see his mother sooner.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Inspecting his own face to see what image he projects to the outside world.
(d) Crying for his mother to come back to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Robles doing when Ixca goes to visit him?

2. Through what does Robles believe will make the nation sufficiently wealthy?

3. What does Ixca say about Norma?

4. What does Norma want Ixca to tell her?

5. To whom does the narration pass?

(see the answer keys)

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