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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. Where does Noemí find herself sleepwalking at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) The greenhouse.
(b) Virgil’s room.
(c) Howard's room.
(d) The cemetery.

2. What doubt does Florence express at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) That Howard would let Francis go free.
(b) That Howard would let Noemí leave.
(c) That Howard would let Francis have Noemí.
(d) That Howard would let Noemí live.

3. How do the Doyles appear to regard dinner in Chapter 19?
(a) As a solemn moment.
(b) As a celebratory moment.
(c) As a depressing moment.
(d) As a formal moment.

4. What does Francis want Noemí to do in Chapter 14?
(a) Kill Virgil.
(b) Marry him.
(c) Leave High Place.
(d) Speak with Marta.

5. Against what does Noemí caution herself in Chapter 16?
(a) Rationality.
(b) Equanimity.
(c) Hysteria.
(d) Impassiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What myth does Noemí read in Chapter 18?

2. Who was Virgil’s first wife, as revealed in Chapter 15?

3. According to Dr. Cummins in Chapter 22, how did his daughter die?

4. Where does Noemí awaken in Chapter 20?

5. How does Francis describe his father in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Noemí learn about Dr. Cummins in Chapter 21?

2. How does Howard appear in Chapter 19? What is Noemí forced to do?

3. What is odd about the marriage, as explained at the start of Chapter 24?

4. What happens to Noemí while she is bathing in Chapter 17?

5. What happens to Catalina at the start of Chapter 13?

6. Who appears to have written the diary entry Noemí reads in Chapter 16? What does it say, and how does Noemí react to it?

7. What myth does Noemí read in Chapter 18? How do the story’s events mirror what is happening at High Place?

8. What happens to Noemí when she returns to her room after the wedding ceremony in Chapter 24?

9. What important information does Francis give Noemí at end of Chapter 21?

10. What does Virgil demand Noemí do at the start of Chapter 22? How does he threaten her into obedience?

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