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1. What is the setting of the Prologue?

Guatemala City.

2. What sounds awaken Sol from her siesta at the beginning of the novel?

Hundreds of bells pealing.

3. What is Sol's hair color?

Blonde.

4. What is Sol writing in when the reader first meets her?

Diary.

5. What time did Sol visit the the statue of St. Rita?

Noon.

6. What is the name of Sol's nanny?

Xenufla.

7. How old is Sol when the story begins?

Almost eighteen.

8. What nickname does Sol's nanny call her?

Nina.

9. What does Sol's nanny say she must do to prepare for her visit to the shrine of St. Rita?

Fast after midnight.

10. What is a "cirio"?

Thick candles to give to St. Rita's statue.

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