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Questions 1-5 of 30:

1.

Who conducted the autopsy on Maria Lozora, and why was it unusual? (from Part 2, Section 3)

Eusebio, her husband: medical practitioners rarely work on family members.

Salvador, her brother: medical practitioners rarely work on family members.

Eusebio, her husband: he came back from a conference to conduct the autopsy.

Ottavio, the other pathologist: Eusebio insisted he interrupt an important autopsy to do that of his wife.

2.

Why is the character of Maria Castro significant? (from Part 2, Section 2)

She is the woman who showed Tomas into the church in Tuizelo in Part 1.

She is Eusebio's mistress.

She is the woman who got angry at Tomas for his behavior towards her son in Part 1.

She is Eusebio's assistant.

3.

Who is Father Ulisses? (from Part 1, Section 1)

The author of a diary that inspires Tomas to leave his job and become a priest.

Tomas' brother, who recognizes the depth and intensity of his grief and offers to help him find a spiritual way through it.

Tomas' uncle, who recognizes the depth and intensity of Tomas' grief and offers to help him find his way through it.

The author of a diary that inspires Tomas to set out on a quest for a religious artifact.

4.

What is Tomas objecting to? (from Part 1, Section 1)

The way in which the people he loved most were suddenly taken from him by death.

The way in which his wife, whom he loved dearly, threw him out of his home.

The way in which his wife, from whom he was getting a divorce, kept him from seeing his son.

The way in which the people he loved the most refused to listen to his stories of Father Ulisses.

5.

What is the connection between Eusebio’s views of a dead body and Maria’s views of the novels of Agatha Christie? (from Part 2, Section 1)

They both have mysteries of death to resolve.

They both feature pathologists as central characters.

They both relate to investigations of murder.

They both have mysteries of faith to resolve.

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