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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the secretaries at the newspaper give to the narrator for his birthday?
(a) A cat.
(b) A coffee maker.
(c) Silk boxers.
(d) A recording of Chopin.

2. For how many years did the narrator's fiancé leave the country after he left her at the altar?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 5 years.

3. Rosa Cabarcas offers the narrator another girl whose father wants __________.
(a) A farm.
(b) A car.
(c) A house.
(d) Money.

4. Who would chaperone the narrator's evenings with his fiancé?
(a) Her mother.
(b) His mother.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her father.

5. What left the narrator no time for marriage?
(a) Life.
(b) Writing.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Whores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl give the narrator for Christmas?

2. What does Rosa Cabarcas suggest the narrator should do with the girl?

3. The narrator imagines singing love duets by _________ with the girl.

4. What does the narrator do with the girl the second night?

5. How many women does the narrator dance with in the ceremony the night before his wedding?

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