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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Milagros' daughter Enilde do?
(a) She studies painting.
(b) She studies music.
(c) She is now the boarding house cook.
(d) She works on a farm.

2. Which of the following best describes Camilo's attitude toward La Chelo?
(a) Hate.
(b) Fear.
(c) Love.
(d) Wonder.

3. What color is Rosaura's hair?
(a) Blond.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

4. Who does Mrs. Milagros describe as the student ("la bachillera") in the boarding house?
(a) Matilde.
(b) Old woman ("la vieja") Beatricita.
(c) Clotilda.
(d) Eufrasia.

5. What does Mrs. Milagros tell her daughters about the letters that arrive to the boarding house?
(a) She is worried.
(b) She is jealous that she does not receive more mail.
(c) She is hopeful Camilo is in love.
(d) She hopes Camilo has found work.

6. What form does Mrs. Milagros' narration take?
(a) A declaration.
(b) A dialog with her daughter.
(c) A song.
(d) A letter.

7. What is the subject of the painting described in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) A portrait of a man.
(b) A portrait of a woman.
(c) A portrait of a dog.
(d) A country scene.

8. According to Mrs. Milagros, on what day does Camilo visit the writer of the letters?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Weekends.
(c) Thursdays.
(d) Friday nights, after work.

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

10. How does Mrs. Milagros imagine Rosaura's character?
(a) Happy and bubbly.
(b) Sad and depressed.
(c) Talkative and fun.
(d) Submissive and quiet.

11. In Part I, Chapter 6, why do Mrs. Milagros and her daughters join Camilo in his room?
(a) To take him some tea after the accident.
(b) To assess water damage.
(c) To assist him in removing spilled paint from the floor.
(d) To see his painting.

12. Who receives the final letter that arrives at the house for Camilo?
(a) Matilde.
(b) Camilo himself.
(c) The maid.
(d) Mrs. Milagros.

13. What does Mrs. Milagros say that she does too often?
(a) Yell.
(b) Nap.
(c) Cry.
(d) Gossip.

14. Why does Camilo claim that he should leave Rosaura?
(a) The relationship is causing too much commotion in the house.
(b) The relationship is dangerous.
(c) He lacks funds.
(d) Rosaura is a liar.

15. Who gives Camilo his letter in Part I, Chapter 4?
(a) Matilde.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Eufrasia.
(d) Mrs. Milagros.

Short Answer Questions

1. After all of the years Camilo has stayed with Mrs. Milagros, which of the following best describes their relationship?

2. What does the letter that Camilo receives smell of?

3. Who does the young woman resemble that Camilo meets in Part I, Chapter 5?

4. Who appears at Camilo's studio at the beginning of Part I, Chapter 5?

5. What does Camilo carry with him to the boarding house?

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