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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whose perspective are the events of Chapter III presented?
(a) Brando's.
(b) Yesenia's.
(c) Luismi's.
(d) Dona Tina's.

2. All but one of the boys featured in the novel's first chapter are said to be wearing which item as their only piece of clothing?
(a) A hat.
(b) Underwear.
(c) Socks.
(d) A smock.

3. What was the last name of the man who took the Witch as his longtime mistress?
(a) Sanchez.
(b) Villalobos.
(c) Lequilla.
(d) Conde.

4. What implement did Dona Tina use to cut off Yesenia's hair in retaliation for allegedly telling lies about Luismi?
(a) A can opener.
(b) A switchblade.
(c) A pair of barber shears.
(d) A pair of poultry shears.

5. What is Dona Tina's weapon of choice when she punishes the children in the family?
(a) A ruler.
(b) A wooden spoon.
(c) A paddle.
(d) A wet rope.

6. At the time when Yesenia encountered her cousin Luismi for the first time in many years, how many years had it been?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

7. What color is the foam surrounding the face of the corpse featured in Chapter I?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

8. Luismi's mother used to leave him in a crate made of what material while she conducted sex work along the highway?
(a) Limestone.
(b) Bricks.
(c) Straw.
(d) Wood.

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

10. Yesenia claims that which character only goes out at night?
(a) Luismi.
(b) Dona Tina.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Maurilio.

11. What method did Yesenia plan to use to kill Luismi the next time he came home to Dona Tina's house?
(a) Poisoning.
(b) Stabbing.
(c) Beating.
(d) Drowning.

12. Luismi unknowingly thwarted Yesenia's plan to murder him when he moved in with which other members of his family?
(a) His cousins.
(b) His brother and uncle.
(c) His uncles.
(d) His mother and stepfather.

13. For what purpose did the women who visited the Witch once a week cover their faces?
(a) To avoid criminal prosecution.
(b) To avoid being accused of prostitution.
(c) To avoid being the subject of gossip.
(d) To avoid interviews.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The nickname given to Yesenia was meant to characterize her as what type of creature with two legs?

2. In which month of the year does Chapter I take place?

3. The narrator reveals in Chapter III that which character reported Luismi to the police for his possible involvement in the Witch's murder?

4. The Witch's mother was rumored to have killed which member of her immediate family?

5. How does Yesenia feel about Luismi's father's reasons for letting another person raise his only son?

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