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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator's mother hope he will name a daughter someday?
(a) Florina.
(b) Damiana.
(c) Delgadina.
(d) Lucinda.

2. What kind of editor was the narrator at the newspaper?
(a) Cable.
(b) Sports.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Crime.

3. How old was the narrator when he went to the doctor about back pain?
(a) 52 years old.
(b) 62 years old.
(c) 72 years old.
(d) 42 years old.

4. In the delirium of love, the narrator takes part in a ________.
(a) Blood drive.
(b) Independence parade.
(c) A meeting with a romance author.
(d) Student protest.

5. What is the topic of the narrator's birthday column?
(a) Love.
(b) Youth.
(c) His mother.
(d) Old age.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator consider his native tongue?

2. The narrator's home is on the sunny side of what park?

3. What does the narrator rush to save from the leak in his house?

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

5. What do the secretaries at the newspaper give to the narrator for his birthday?

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