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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. How old is Francis, as he explains in Chapter 4?
(a) 25.
(b) 35.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

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

3. What is the name of the family doctor treating Catalina, as revealed in Chapter 3?
(a) Dr. Clarence.
(b) Dr. Cummins.
(c) Dr. Cleary.
(d) Dr. Cather.

4. How does Noemí describe Howard in Chapter 11?
(a) As a living corpse.
(b) As a living horror.
(c) As a living pustule.
(d) As a living boil.

5. According to Marta in Chapter 12, who led a strike against the Doyles?
(a) A man named Adelmo.
(b) A man named Alberto.
(c) A man named Aurelio.
(d) A man named Alejandro.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which family member has a marble statue in the cemetery, as Noemí discovers in Chapter 4?

2. In what city does Noemí and her family live, as revealed in Chapter 1?

3. What is the name of the town doctor who speaks with Noemí in Chapter 6?

4. Of what does Francis make prints, as he tells Noemí in Chapter 9?

5. According to Virgil in Chapter 8, what is the Doyle family symbol?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Howard, and what views does he hold, as revealed in Chapter 3?

2. What does Noemí discover in the library in Chapter 4?

3. What is High Place? What does Noemí think about High Place upon first seeing it in Chapter 2?

4. What warnings does Florence give to Noemí at the end of Chapter 10?

5. What does Marta reveal about the construction of High Place in Chapter 12?

6. What bargain does Noemí strike with her father in Chapter 1?

7. What happens when Noemí visits the greenhouse with Virgil in Chapter 8?

8. What does the reader learn about El Triunfo in Chapter 2?

9. Who is Dr. Cummins and what does he tell Noemí in Chapter 5?

10. What happens when Dr. Camarillo visits Catalina in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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