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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the newspapers report the dead man from Rosa's was killed?

2. The narrator's columns are read on _________.

3. What changed most about the girl in their month apart?

4. For how many days did the narrator try to call Rosa Cabarcas's house, but got no answer?

5. What does the editor of the newspaper call the narrator in defending his new columns?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator trace the sleeping girl's hand?

2. What does the narrator realize when he chases a girl, thinking she is his Delgadina?

3. What happens when the narrator arrives at Rosa Cabarcas's to see the girl after a month apart?

4. How do the newspapers portray the death of the man murdered at Rosa's?

5. What does Rosa Cabarcas tell the narrator the girl's life is like?

6. What happens with the narrator's cat in Chapter 4?

7. What is the narrator's experience like reading to the girl?

8. What does the narrator think is the real explanation for Rosa Cabarcas's long absence?

9. How does the narrator's feeling for the girl change his column?

10. How does the narrator handle not being able to contact the girl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of the individual versus society as it affects both the narrative and morality of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the difference between the flat and round characters in "Memories of My Melancholy Whores." What purpose did the girl serve in the narrative? What purpose did Rosa Cabarcas serve? Give examples from the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

What does the narrator remember when he returns to the part of town where his father used to work? What does this memory illuminate about the narrator and the choices he made throughout his life?

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