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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dorotea say Susana does, "even when she is alive"?
(a) She is unhappy.
(b) She talks to herself.
(c) She tells the future.
(d) She gives people blessings.

3. What does Justina buy in the marketplace?
(a) A rosary.
(b) Rosemary.
(c) A crucifix.
(d) Thyme.

4. What does don Pedro tell the revolutionaries who come asking for money?
(a) To find some women to bed.
(b) To raid a nearby town.
(c) To give up the fight.
(d) To ask God for forgiveness.

5. What does Father Rentería do after Susana's death?
(a) Joins the revolution.
(b) Kills himself.
(c) Goes searching for a wife.
(d) Repents of his sins.

6. What does Damiana hear that reminds her of the Devil?
(a) Bulls bellowing.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Susana moaning.
(d) The church bell.

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

8. Who comes to comfort Susana after she learns of her father's death?
(a) Father Rentería.
(b) Dorotea.
(c) Don Pedro.
(d) Miguel's ghost.

9. What is Damiana's excuse for not having made a novena in so long?
(a) She is going blind.
(b) She has rheumatism.
(c) She is mad at Father Rentería.
(d) She no longer believes in God.

10. Why doesn't anyone come to mourn for Susana's mother after her death?
(a) The priest tells everyone not to visit.
(b) People think the house is cursed.
(c) They are afraid of getting sick.
(d) No one likes her mother.

11. Where has Susana and her father been living?
(a) On the Media Luna ranch.
(b) At the La Andromeda mines.
(c) With Eduviges.
(d) In Contla.

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

13. Where is don Pedro's lawyer moving to?
(a) Sayula.
(b) Contla.
(c) The Media Luna ranch.
(d) Eduviges' house.

14. How long does Justina take care of Susana?
(a) Since she marries don Pedro.
(b) Since she turns eighteen.
(c) All of her life.
(d) Two weeks.

15. Why does Dorotea come to Media Luna each morning?
(a) To see don Pedro.
(b) To take care of the horses.
(c) To beg for food.
(d) To work for Damiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Fulgor try to deal with the accusations of murder against Miguel?

2. What are the people who come from Apango doing in Comala?

3. Who owns the store that Abundio goes into?

4. What month does Susana's mother die in?

5. What do Father Rentería and his confessor say about all fruits that grow in Comala?

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