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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 do Juan and the burro driver have in common?
(a) They both are miners.
(b) They are in love with the same woman.
(c) They have the same father.
(d) They have the same mother.

2. Who has the woman confessed her sin to?
(a) A visiting bishop.
(b) Eduviges.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Juan's mother.

3. How does Father Rentería suggest that María Dyada try to get redemption for her sister?
(a) Marry him.
(b) Join the revolution.
(c) Pay for Gregorian masses.
(d) Become a nun.

4. What does Miguel tell Ana about why he comes to her window?
(a) He wants to borrow money.
(b) He asks if her can live with her family.
(c) He says he has come to ask forgiveness.
(d) He wants to marry her.

5. What is sitting next to Juan when he wakes up?
(a) A jug of coffee.
(b) A cat.
(c) A sack of money.
(d) A book of poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Juan think his mother dies of?

2. Where is Juan buried?

3. Who sleeps next to Pedro on his wedding night?

4. What does the boy's mother want him to buy for her?

5. Why can't the boy's family buy a new mill?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Juan's mother hate having her picture taken?

2. Why does don Pedro want to marry Dolores?

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

4. What is the deal that Abundio and Eduviges make?

5. Why are the two women that Juan encounters in the street worried?

6. Describe the road to Comala.

7. Describe the relationship between don Pedro and Dolores.

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

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

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

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