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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. The secretary of the Mexican businessman is:
(a) Teresa
(b) Catalina
(c) Maria
(d) Padilla

2. What does Artemio think of Catalina?
(a) he wants her to talk to him
(b) she loves him
(c) he loves her
(d) she would have divorced him if he hadn't had money

3. How much does the man want for securing the concession?
(a) $500,000
(b) one million pesos
(c) $2 million
(d) $1 million

4. The novel opens with:
(a) Mr. Cruz sitting in a cafe
(b) Mr. Cruz regaining consciousness in a hospital
(c) a conversation between Cruz and his daughter
(d) a conversation held in a car

5. Artemio tells Catalina that he:
(a) wants a divorce
(b) despises her
(c) has always loved her
(d) wants a change in their relationship

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving the dress shop, the women purchase:

2. While the women are walking they:

3. Don Gamaliel tells his daughter to:

4. All the profits from the cedar and mahogany forests would go to the:

5. What does Cruz do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first thing that Cruz is aware of as he wakes up?

2. Why does Cruz have to leave town?

3. What does Artemio do after the business meeting?

4. Why is Catalina upset with Artemio?

5. What do they find when they return to Rio Hondo?

6. How does the book open?

7. What happens when Artemio is at the dinner table with Don Gamaliel and Catalina?

8. What is the relationship between Gonzalo Bernal and Artemio Cruz?

9. What are Teresa and Catalina upset about in Artemio's hospital room?

10. Why does Don Gamaliel support a match between Artemio and Catalina?

(see the answer keys)

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