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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best characterize Mrs. Milagros' attitude toward art?
(a) She is skeptical of its value.
(b) She believes sculpture is much more interesting than painting.
(c) She likes paintings that she can easily understand.
(d) She wishes she could have made a living through her art.

2. As Camilo struggles with his load, what does one of the other boarding house guests say to him?
(a) He claims that he would like to help, but shows Camilo he is in a wheelchair.
(b) He apologizes for not helping, saying he has a hernia.
(c) He offers to help.
(d) He says that he too had a hard time moving in and offers Camilo a cool drink.

3. How do guests organize for meal times?
(a) They eat in their own rooms.
(b) They all eat at the same table.
(c) They eat at a picnic table in the yard.
(d) They don't eat together since the kitchen is being remodeled.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Camilo tell Mrs. Milagros that he does for a living?

2. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Milagros?

3. What does Mrs. Milagros' daughter Enilde do?

4. Why does Camilo claim that he takes powders, pills, and syrups?

5. In Part I, Chapter 1, Mrs. Milagros claims that Camilo had been staying with her for six months. In Part I, Chapter 2, how long does she say that he had stayed with her?

(see the answer key)

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