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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 does don Pedro and Susana do together when they are young?
(a) Catch insects.
(b) Swim together in the river.
(c) Draw pictures.
(d) Write poems.

2. What happens to Miguel's mother?
(a) She runs off with another man.
(b) She is killed by revolutionaries.
(c) She dies in childbirth.
(d) She becomes a nun.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is don Lucas doing when he is killed?

2. When is don Lucas killed?

3. What is all that Susana wants of Florencio after his death?

4. In what town is don Lucas, don Pedro's father, killed?

5. What is Damiana's excuse for not having made a novena in so long?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the revolutionaries come to don Pedro's house?

2. What happens between don Pedro and Damiana when she is a girl?

3. Why doesn't don Pedro's lawyer continue holding his papers after he leaves?

4. How does Fulgor compare Miguel to don Pedro?

5. When the reader first hears Susana's narrative, where does she think she is?

6. How does don Pedro avenge his father's death?

7. What does Justina tell Susana she is going to tell don Pedro when he comes?

8. Why does Susana reject Father Rentería in her last living moments?

9. What deal does don Pedro make with Susana's father?

10. Why does Dorotea say she is no longer interested in the sky?

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