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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what crime was Maurilio convicted when he was given a lengthy prison sentence?
(a) Theft.
(b) Fraud.
(c) Murder.
(d) Assault.

2. The narrator states that the Witch had never asked greater than what price for performing her conjuring skills?
(a) Some company.
(b) 100 pesos.
(c) A ream of paper.
(d) A handful of nuts.

3. How many boys are in the group featured in the first chapter of Hurricane Season?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. The narrator reveals that after her hair was cut off, Yesenia was sent to sleep in what location?
(a) The yard.
(b) The bathtub.
(c) The attic.
(d) The basement.

5. What object does the group of boys use to carry the small rocks featured in Chapter I?
(a) A sock.
(b) A pail.
(c) A shirt.
(d) A basket.

6. What is the name of Luismi's late father, as revealed in Chapter III of Hurricane Season?
(a) Maurilio.
(b) Barrabas.
(c) Modesto.
(d) Lagarta.

7. Yesenia saw Luismi and other young men carrying the Witch out of what location?
(a) Dona Tina's house.
(b) The hospital.
(c) The Witch's house.
(d) Munra's house.

8. Which character raised Luismi when his parents could no longer do so?
(a) Yolanda.
(b) Maurilio.
(c) Dona Tina.
(d) Yesenia.

9. What cause did the coroner name in his report about Manolo's death?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Poison.
(d) Influenza.

10. On what day of the week did Yesenia bump into her cousin Luismi for the first time in years?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Thursday.

11. As the group of boys in Chapter I moves through the water, they are wading through mud up to what parts of their bodies?
(a) Shins.
(b) Knees.
(c) Ankles.
(d) Waists.

12. The face of the corpse featured in Chapter I is bearing what type of expression?
(a) A smile.
(b) A frown.
(c) A frozen shriek.
(d) A grimace.

13. The Witch's community believed that she kept a statue hidden in her house that resembled what figure?
(a) The Devil.
(b) Mary Magdalene.
(c) A serpent.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

14. What name did the Witch's mother NOT use in reference to her daughter while she was still alive to call the Witch names?
(a) Asshole.
(b) Whore.
(c) Devil child.
(d) Retard.

15. The boys featured in Chapter I see a corpse floating in which type of body of water?
(a) Bog.
(b) River.
(c) Lake.
(d) Canal.

Short Answer Questions

1. The group of boys in Chapter I are armed with what type of weapons?

2. The poem included in the epigraph section of Hurricane Season entitled "Easter, 1916" was written by which poet?

3. For what alleged transgression was Yesenia punished with the removal of most of her hair?

4. What kind of natural disaster happened the year the Witch's mother died?

5. What color is the foam surrounding the face of the corpse featured in Chapter I?

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