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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marta give Noemí in Chapter 12?
(a) A bracelet to protect against evil.
(b) A necklace to protect against evil.
(c) An amulet to protect against evil.
(d) A ring to protect against evil.

2. What chore does Florence give Noemí at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Chopping vegetables.
(b) Folding laundry.
(c) Washing dishes.
(d) Polishing silver.

3. Who delivers Noemí’s breakfast at the start of Chapter 10?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Florence.
(c) Catalina.
(d) Francis.

4. What does Noemí break in anger at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) A pane of glass.
(b) A bottle.
(c) A statue.
(d) A clay pot.

5. At the end of Chapter 6, when does Marta instruct Noemí to return?
(a) In a week.
(b) In a month.
(c) In an hour.
(d) In a day.

6. What card game does Noemí think of while speaking with Francis in Chapter 10?
(a) Lotería.
(b) Ombre.
(c) Cucharas.
(d) Manilla.

7. Where does Noemí meet Francis in Chapter 10?
(a) The library.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The greenhouse.
(d) The cemetery.

8. What rule is Noemí expected to obey during dinner in Chapter 3?
(a) There is no speaking during dinner.
(b) There is no laughing during dinner.
(c) There is no dessert after dinner.
(d) There is no prayer before dinner.

9. Most of the graves in the cemetery date from what year, as revealed in Chapter 4?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1688.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1788.

10. According to Marta in Chapter 6, why is it impossible to cure Catalina?
(a) Because the Doyle family is cursed.
(b) Because the Doyles are poisoning her.
(c) Because Catalina is faking.
(d) Because Catalina does not want to be cured.

11. What opportunity has Noemí missed at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Meeting the doctor.
(b) Leaving High Place.
(c) Speaking with Catalina.
(d) Kissing Francis.

12. What does Dr. Camarillo tell Noemí as he leaves High Place in Chapter 8?
(a) That Catalina needs psychiatric care.
(b) That Catalina is acting.
(c) That Catalina will surely die.
(d) That Catalina appears well.

13. According to Noemí in Chapter 9, which indigenous people of Mexico also used mushrooms for ceremonial purposes?
(a) The Mazatecs.
(b) The Toltecs.
(c) The Mixtecs.
(d) The Zapotecs.

14. According to Noemí in Chapter 4, what are her greatest assets?
(a) Her waist and hips.
(b) Her neck and shoulders.
(c) Her breasts and legs.
(d) Her eyes and lips.

15. What does Noemí’s father offer to do if she will travel to her cousin?
(a) Pay for her graduate studies in anthropology.
(b) Pay for her graduate studies in literature.
(c) Pay for her graduate studies in economics.
(d) Pay for her graduate studies in engineering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the family doctor treating Catalina, as revealed in Chapter 3?

2. Who is throwing a party as the novel begins?

3. Who is Catalina, as revealed in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 5, Noemí dreams of a woman who makes what sound?

5. What does Noemí buy while in town in Chapter 12?

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