3. What does Juan's tossing and turning remind the woman of?
(a) A sick animal.
(b) The way her brother sleeps.
(c) Her mother's illness.
(d) The first time the man sleeps with her.

4. Why can't Chona run off with her lover?
(a) She is in love with don Pedro.
(b) She has too much debt.
(c) Her father is ill.
(d) She is married.

5. According to Damiana, what happens in the room Juan is staying in at Eduviges' house?
(a) He is born there.
(b) His father dies there.
(c) Someone is hanged there.
(d) It is infested with spiders.

6. What does the boy's grandmother want him to do for her?
(a) Clean the house.
(b) Grind the chocolate.
(c) Take care of the horses.
(d) Shell the corn.

7. What does the woman tell Juan to drink?
(a) Hot chocolate.
(b) Orange-blossom tea.
(c) Her tears.
(d) Whiskey.

8. What does Juan think his mother dies of?
(a) A bad fall.
(b) Poisoning.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Consumption.

9. What is Inocencio Osorio's nickname?
(a) Cockleburr.
(b) Chief.
(c) Firebrand.
(d) Chucho.

10. How old is Damiana when her sister dies?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Two.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twelve.

11. Who is the old woman that comes into the house?
(a) Damiana Cisneros.
(b) The woman's sister.
(c) Eduviges.
(d) Juan's mother.

12. What is the name of the shopkeeper?
(a) Doña Inés Villalpando.
(b) Eduviges Dyada.
(c) Justina Díaz.
(d) Damiana Cisneros.

13. What does Galileo tell his brother-in-law he needs in order to pay off his debt?
(a) A good corn crop.
(b) A loan.
(c) A good night of cards.
(d) To win the lottery.

14. What astronomical event occurs on the evening of Miguel's funeral?
(a) A full moon.
(b) An eclipse.
(c) A comet passes by.
(d) A meteor shower.

15. Why does Juan Preciado come to Comala?
(a) To bury his mother.
(b) To find a wife.
(c) To find his father.
(d) To purchase land.