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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does Susana die?
(a) July.
(b) April.
(c) December.
(d) September.

2. What is the name of Susana's dead husband?
(a) Florencio.
(b) Juan.
(c) Abundio.
(d) Miguel.

3. What does don Pedro do to the man who remembers don Pedro's death from his grave?
(a) He leaves him lame.
(b) He makes him deaf.
(c) He cuts off his nose.
(d) He kills him.

4. What is don Pedro going to do with his papers since his lawyer won't take them?
(a) Publish them.
(b) Give them to Father Rentería.
(c) Bury them.
(d) Burn them.

5. Why don't the women want Susana to die?
(a) Because they care for her.
(b) Because it will sadden don Pedro.
(c) Because they fear her ghost.
(d) Because it will ruin their Christmas plans.

6. Who is the first person in line at confession in Comala?
(a) Eduviges.
(b) Dorotea.
(c) Ana.
(d) Damiana.

7. How many men is El Tilcuate fighting with?
(a) None.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Four thousand.
(d) Seven hundred.

8. Why does Susana tell Justina she can't leave?
(a) Because no one loves her like she does.
(b) Because she has nowhere else to go.
(c) Because she owes her money.
(d) Because she is cursed.

9. What month does Susana's mother die in?
(a) February.
(b) December.
(c) August.
(d) April.

10. Where does Father Rentería go on his walk after Miguel's death?
(a) The home of his parents.
(b) Contla.
(c) The Media Luna ranch.
(d) Miguel's grave.

11. What does Bartolomé do with don Pedro's letters to Susana?
(a) He answers them in Susana's name.
(b) He burns them.
(c) He buries them.
(d) He tears them up.

12. When does Miguel first begin having girls procured for him?
(a) On his 13th birthday.
(b) After he loses a bet.
(c) After Fulgor encourages him to have women.
(d) When he is sick with the measles.

13. After learning what has happened to Miguel, what does don Pedro order to be done?
(a) Miguel's horse be killed.
(b) They must get a new priest.
(c) Everyone in the family must confess.
(d) Everyone in the town must wear black.

14. Who does don Pedro consider the leader of the revolutionaries?
(a) Gerardo.
(b) El Tilcuate.
(c) Perseverancio.
(d) Casildo.

15. What is don Pedro doing when Damiana sees him through her window?
(a) Sneaking into a young girl's room.
(b) Praying.
(c) Killing a man.
(d) Crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells don Pedro that Fulgor is dead?

2. How much money does don Pedro offer to the revolutionaries?

3. What does Bartolomé want Susana to find in the grave?

4. What does don Pedro initially think that happens to his son?

5. Why does El Tilcuate want to disband his men?

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