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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On which day of May was the Witch's body found in the canal?
(a) The 13th.
(b) The 1st.
(c) The 21st.
(d) The 3rd.

2. In Chapter II, the narrator states that the Witch was called Young Witch until which member of her family died?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

3. 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) Devil child.
(b) Retard.
(c) Asshole.
(d) Whore.

4. Yesenia was with Vanessa when she heard that which character's body had been found?
(a) Father Casto.
(b) The Witch.
(c) Brando.
(d) Dona Tina.

5. To what type of creature does Yesenia liken Luismi in Chapter III?
(a) A werewolf.
(b) A vampire.
(c) A zombie.
(d) A ghoul.

6. Most of the women who visited the Witch's mother on one particular day of the week covered their faces with what objects as they approached the Witch's house?
(a) A parasol.
(b) A shawl.
(c) A fan.
(d) A newspaper.

7. Who first began to call Yesenia by the nickname she purports to hate?
(a) Dona Tina.
(b) Willy.
(c) Luismi.
(d) Maurilio.

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

9. 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) Knees.
(b) Shins.
(c) Ankles.
(d) Waists.

10. In what year did a hurricane cause the stone temples built by the ancients to be buried within the mountainside?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1934.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1978.

11. To what type of creature does the narrator compare Yesenia when stating that Dona Tina sent her somewhere to sleep for the night after chopping off her hair?
(a) A slug.
(b) A shark.
(c) A lion.
(d) A dog.

12. What kind of natural disaster happened the year the Witch's mother died?
(a) A volcano eruption.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A landslide.
(d) An earthquake.

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

14. The poem included in the epigraph section of Hurricane Season entitled "Easter, 1916" was written by which poet?
(a) John Donne.
(b) Lord Byron.
(c) W.B. Yeats.
(d) John Keats.

15. How does Yesenia feel about Luismi's father's reasons for letting another person raise his only son?
(a) She feels that there were good intentions behind the decision.
(b) She feels that it was a cowardly decision.
(c) She feels that Luismi has been better off without his father around.
(d) She feels that Luismi's mother had been at fault.

Short Answer Questions

1. The most valuable asset within Manolo's estate was thought to be a ring featuring what kind of stone?

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

3. Which type of sensory input causes the boys in Chapter I to want to turn around?

4. What was the last name of the man who took the Witch as his longtime mistress?

5. How many years in prison did Maurilio serve for his crime before he was released?

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