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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Milagros' tone in Part I, Chapter 1?
(a) Chatty.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

2. In the series of events narrated by Mrs. Milagros, when does she initially claim the story begins?
(a) Four years before she begins her narrative.
(b) Six months prior to her narrative.
(c) A year and a half before her narrative begins.
(d) Two years before she begins her description of the events.

3. What happens to the boarding house while Camilo stays there?
(a) It becomes well known.
(b) It burns down.
(c) It gets painted.
(d) It becomes totally abandoned, and he is the only guest.

4. Who at the boarding house goes out for the mail?
(a) Matilde.
(b) Camilo.
(c) Mrs. Milagros.
(d) Eufrasia.

5. How does Camilo react to Mrs. Milagros at the end of Part I, Chapter 4?
(a) He works harder on his painting.
(b) He begins to speak.
(c) He is upset with her, and he yells.
(d) He is nervous about her prying, and he begins packing his bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eufrasia argue is "evident" in Part I, Chapter 4?

2. How does Mrs. Milagros discover the contents of Camilo's letters?

3. After the dinner described in Part I, Chapter 4, how do the boarding house guests feel?

4. What does Camilo paint in his piece titled "La Madrilena"?

5. How does Mrs. Milagros believe she should respond to Camilo's letters?

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