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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what entertainment is there at one of the Del Valle nieces' bridal shower?
(a) Piano concert.
(b) String quartet and an opera singer.
(c) Violin concert.
(d) Orchestra and a magician.

2. When does Violeta remember that Fabian found a way to preserve the semen from cattle?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1970s.

3. How long was Arsenio able to hold off the banks and creditors in Chapter 5?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) A year.

4. How many years does Josephine work as an English teacher at a girls' school?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 15 years.

5. How tall is Miss Taylor in Chapter 4?
(a) 5 feet 2 inches.
(b) 5 feet.
(c) 5 feet 3 inches.
(d) 5 feet 1 inch.

6. In Chapter 5, how long after the fall of the government does Arsenio learn that he and his family are being evicted from Camellia House?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 4 days.

7. How old is Violeta when a chief asks for her hand in marriage for one of his sons?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

8. How old was Marko Kusanovic when he emigrated from Croatia?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

9. Who did Arsenio support besides his wife and children?
(a) His mother and a sister.
(b) Mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law.
(c) His mother and two sisters.
(d) Mother-in-law and a sister-in-law.

10. Where does Fabian go after Violeta announces she wants an annulment in Chapter 10?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Bolivia.
(c) Chile.
(d) Peru.

11. In Chapter 1, when soldiers disperse a crowd led by two bishops to San Cerro Pedro Chapel, how many are left dead in the street?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

12. For how long does Maria Gracia start going to a sanitarium in Chapter 6?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 5 months.

13. What is the name of Teresa's brother?
(a) Juan.
(b) Diego.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Alejandro.

14. At what time does Yaima announce that Maria Gracia is dead?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 5 a.m.

15. What month do Fabian and Violeta marry?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) August.
(d) November.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the official cause of Arsenio's death?

2. How does Arsenio kill himself?

3. How long after the Spanish flu struck Europe and the U.S., does it reach where Violeta's family live in South America?

4. In Chapter 6, how long has the murder of Indians been going on?

5. In normal times, how many afternoons a month are the maids, cook, and washing woman off?

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