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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the 48 original employees of the paper are still alive?
(a) 4 employees.
(b) 6 employees.
(c) 8 employees.
(d) 2 employees.

2. What does Rosa Cabarcas tell the narrator changes over time?
(a) Affections.
(b) Morality.
(c) Stories.
(d) Memories.

3. How much does the narrator get paid a month to write his column?
(a) 14 pesos.
(b) 15 pesos.
(c) 20 pesos.
(d) 12 pesos.

4. How long has it been since Rosa Cabarcas heard from the narrator?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 5 years.

5. The narrator's home is on the sunny side of what park?
(a) San Nina.
(b) San Nicolas.
(c) San Josephina.
(d) San Jose.

6. How many sheets of paper does the narrator always keep on his desk for writing his column?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

7. With whom does the narrator have his longest relationship?
(a) His dog.
(b) Rosa Cabarcas.
(c) His cat.
(d) His housekeeper.

8. What does the narrator say caused him to lose all his lovers?
(a) Pointless rigor.
(b) Mean heart.
(c) Empty soul.
(d) Insufficient funds.

9. Who gives the narrator the cat for his birthday?
(a) Editor.
(b) Printers.
(c) Censor.
(d) Secretaries.

10. What day does the narrator's column appear in the paper?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

11. The narrator's sense of _________ has always been more developed than his fear of death.
(a) Family obligations.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Adventure.
(d) Social decency.

12. What was the narrator's fiancé wearing the first time he saw her?
(a) Black high heels.
(b) A lace negligee.
(c) A red dress.
(d) An orange flower.

13. What does the narrator consider his native tongue?
(a) English.
(b) Latin.
(c) Italian.
(d) Spanish.

14. What is the name of the narrator's housekeeper?
(a) Lucinda.
(b) Damiana.
(c) Florina.
(d) Delgadina.

15. How many children did the narrator's mother hope he would have?
(a) 3 children.
(b) 4 children.
(c) 6 children.
(d) 2 children.

Short Answer Questions

1. On occasion, the newspaper prints _______ as a favor to the narrator.

2. Who does the narrator call at the end of Chapter 2?

3. What does the narrator's mother hope he will name a daughter someday?

4. How many women does the narrator have on a list of sexual conquests by his fifties?

5. What kind of editor was the narrator at the newspaper?

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