Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. She is Noemí’s cousin. (Chapter 1)

2. The Doyles’ home (Chapter 2)

3. Francis (Chapter 2)

4. 1888 (Chapter 4)

5. Tuberculosis (Chapter 5)

Short Answer

1. He is concerned about Catalina because he has received a “very odd” letter from her that claims her husband is poisoning her. (Chapter 1)

2. Catalina wants Noemí to pick up some medicine from Marta Duval. (Chapter 5)

Chapters 6-10

Reading Check

1. Francis (Chapter 6)

2. Talk (Chapter 7)

3. The infinite (Chapter 8)

4. Mushrooms (Chapter 9)

5. Polishing silver (Chapter 10)

Short Answer

1. Noemí learns that Howard’s wives were sisters and that they were his first cousins. (Chapter 7)

2. Francis tells Noemí that Ruth killed several members of the family, but that he does not know why. He suggests that she potentially had a mental illness. (Chapter 10)

Chapters 11-17

Reading Check

1. Virgil (Chapter 11)

2. Ruth’s lover (Chapter 12)

3. Seizures (Chapter 13)

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