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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. What is it that Fulgor wants to remember to tell don Pedro about his upcoming marriage?
(a) To find a place to honeymoon.
(b) To give Dolores money.
(c) To have the judge put the property in joint ownership.
(d) To buy a new suit.

2. How many children are in Damiana's family?
(a) Two.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Nine.

3. What does the boy's mother want him to buy for her?
(a) Flowers.
(b) A new coat.
(c) A kettle.
(d) Black taffeta and some aspirin.

4. Whose wedding dress is Dolores invited to wear?
(a) Damiana's.
(b) Her sister's.
(c) Don Pedro's mother's.
(d) Eduviges'.

5. How does Abundio go deaf?
(a) He is shot by a revolutionary.
(b) A rocket goes off near his head.
(c) It is a result of a childhood illness.
(d) He is burned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Chona's lover say he runs off with instead?

2. What month is it when Juan dies?

3. What astronomical event occurs on the evening of Miguel's funeral?

4. Why does the priest hate Miguel?

5. What does the woman think Juan does?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Miguel Paramo's fate.

2. What is Dorotea's first dream?

3. What does Juan Preciado hope to accomplish by finding his father?

4. Describe the memory Pedro has of Susana as he sits in the privy.

5. Why is Father Rentería conflicted after Miguel's death?

6. Describe the road to Comala.

7. Describe the relationship between don Pedro and Dolores.

8. What does the burro driver tell Juan about how don Pedro treats women?

9. How does what happens to Toribio Aldrete confirm don Pedro's immoral behavior?

10. What does the woman tell Juan about nights in Comala?

(see the answer keys)

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