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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how many women attend the bridal shower for one of the Del Valle nieces in Chapter 4?
(a) 60.
(b) 50.
(c) 45.
(d) 35.

2. In Chapter 4, when does the economy collapse?
(a) October 1929.
(b) September 1929.
(c) November 1929.
(d) August 1929.

3. When do Fabian and Violeta marry?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1946.

4. When Torito disappears every now and then, how long is he usually gone?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) Weeks at a time.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) A month or two.

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

6. In Chapter 6 when Torito is arrested, what injuries does he sustain?
(a) Broken leg and hand.
(b) Damaged liver and broken ribs.
(c) Broken arm and fingers.
(d) Damaged kidneys and broken ribs.

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

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

9. How old is Fabian in Chapter 7?
(a) 23.
(b) 21.
(c) 24.
(d) 22.

10. In Chapter 2, how long has it been since Violeta's maternal grandmother has said a word?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 5 years.

11. In Chapter 6, how long has the murder of Indians been going on?
(a) Since the 16th century.
(b) Since the 17th century.
(c) Since the 18th century.
(d) Since the 15th century.

12. What is the official cause of Arsenio's death?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Kidney failure.

13. Where did Marko Kusanovic emigrate from in the late 1800s?
(a) Serbia.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Croatia.
(d) Slovenia.

14. Who was Violeta named after?
(a) Neighbor.
(b) Great-grandmother.
(c) Great-aunt.
(d) Grandmother.

15. What happened the year Jose Antonio was born?
(a) Monsoons.
(b) Hurricane.
(c) Earthquake.
(d) Tornado.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how far is Sacramento where Jose Antonio settles from Nahuel?

2. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Violeta call Fabian?

3. For how long does Maria Gracia start going to a sanitarium in Chapter 6?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 7, what is the name of the Schmidt-Engler hotel?

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