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

2. The vigil held for Manolo takes place in what type of location?
(a) A cemetery.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A sugar cane field.
(d) A meeting hall.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose did the women who visited the Witch once a week cover their faces?

2. Yesenia saw Luismi and how many other young men carrying the Witch one night in April?

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

4. To what type of creature does Yesenia liken Luismi in Chapter III?

5. Which character raised Luismi when his parents could no longer do so?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who tries to claim the Witch's body in order to provide her with a proper burial?

2. What happened to Monolo Conde's two sons and how did their fates inform the community's view of the Witch and the Girl?

3. Why did Maurilio stop raising his son Luismi even before he was incarcerated?

4. How does the reader find out the identity of the person who told the police about Luismi's involvement in the murder of the Witch?

5. How does Melchor manipulate tone types in Chapter II in order to suggest the true cause of Monolo Conde's death?

6. For what crime was Maurilio incarcerated and for how long?

7. What action does Yesenia take just before Dona Tina dies in her arms?

8. How did Dona Tina find out who told the police that Luismi was involved with the Witch's murder?

9. What does the wet rope symbolize?

10. What is the significance of the expression on Dona Tina's face at the end of Chapter III?

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