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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. Which character passed out on a bench in the park and did not therefore get a ride with Munra?
(a) The Witch.
(b) Luismi.
(c) Willy.
(d) Brando.

2. How old was Brando when his mother first became convinced that he was possessed by a demon?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 6.
(d) 11.

3. What action taken by some of the parishioners at his church fascinated Brando as a child?
(a) Speaking in tongues.
(b) Recitations.
(c) Singing.
(d) Handling of snakes.

4. Chapter IV presents events from the perspective of which character?
(a) Barrabas.
(b) Norma.
(c) Munra.
(d) Luismi.

5. On what day of the week did Luismi and Brando accept a ride with Munra, according to Chapter IV?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator reveals that the only money Brando found at the Witch's house was a bill representing how many pesos on the kitchen table?

2. How many years older than Brando is Brando's girlfriend?

3. Which character tortured Brando in order to gain information about the Witch's alleged treasure?

4. It is revealed in Chapter VI that the Witch gave Luismi what amount of money to purchase cocaine for her in La Zanja?

5. What adjective represents the emotion closest to the one Brando feels upon seeing Luismi being brought toward his cell at the end of Chapter VI?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss a moment when Melchor opens a chapter with a simile in order to create a vivid picture of the chapter's setting.

2. How does Melchor characterize Munra's discovery of Norma's true age?

3. What development in the plot brings Brando joy at the end of Chapter VI and why?

4. For which aspects of Brando's personality is he regularly teased, according to the narrator?

5. What is the nature of the familial relationship among Chabela, Luismi, and Munra?

6. For what reason did Munra buy three beers for Luismi at Sarajuana's?

7. What methods did Rigorito and his men use to draw the truth out of Brando in the wake of his arrest?

8. From whose perspective are the events of Chapter VI presented?

9. What does the reader learn in Chapter VI about the Witch's accusation that Luismi had stolen her money?

10. What message does Melchor send about the practice of victim-blaming in Chapter V and how does she send it?

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