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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. Who does Lucia want to impress with the newspaper article about Julian?
(a) The travelling salesman.
(b) Her teacher.
(c) Her father's business associates.
(d) Her friends and family.

2. How many fortunes did Julian receive form the organ grinder's monkey?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

3. What does Pellejuda mean?
(a) Bag o' Bones.
(b) Slow.
(c) Crooked.
(d) Stubborn.

4. Where does Julian find a room in Guatemala City?
(a) At a hotel.
(b) At a bed and Breakfast.
(c) At the home of an old Mayan woman.
(d) In a homeless shelter.

5. What is Julian happy to find in the room he rents in Guatemala City?
(a) A sink.
(b) A real mattress.
(c) Food.
(d) A good reading lamp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "cirio"?

2. What does the organ grinder's monkey do when people place a coin in his tin cup?

3. What does Julian lose when he is walking home in Chapter 6?

4. Why is Julian anxious to become established in Guatemala City?

5. What nationality is Professor Saavedra?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Xenufla play in the prologue?

2. Is Julian happy to see Sol again when he goes to play chess with Don Manuel?

3. What is Lucia's state of mind at the beginning of Chapter 21?

4. Why does Lucia hide Julian's passionate words on the back of the postcard?

5. Describe Julian's triumphant return to Cuba.

6. What are the central themes in Julian's play?

7. Describe Sol's appearance when she sees Julian for the last time before he is married.

8. Why does Sol give Julian her diary?

9. What kind of job does Julian hope to receive in Guatemala?

10. After Lucia buys her trousseau, why does she worry about her impending marriage to Julian?

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