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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Felipe tell Aura about himself at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) He is only staying for a while.
(b) He is single.
(c) He is the historian.
(d) He is going to live with them.

2. Where does the old woman want Felipe to do his work?
(a) At her home.
(b) In her husband’s study.
(c) At his apartment.
(d) At the library.

3. How is the old woman’s room lit in Chapter 1?
(a) Sunlight coming in from a single window.
(b) A single kerosene lamp.
(c) Votive candles.
(d) A bare bulb hanging from the high ceiling.

4. Who is “you” in Aura?
(a) Felipe.
(b) The General.
(c) Aura.
(d) Consuelo.

5. What is the job the old woman offers Felipe?
(a) Finishing her memoirs.
(b) Writing a history of her family.
(c) Finishing her deceased husband’s memoirs.
(d) Cataloging her family photos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What transportation does Felipe take when he leaves the café in Chapter 1?

2. How many steps forward does the voice tell Felipe to walk when he first goes into the house in Chapter 1?

3. What is the only thing missing from the advertisement, according to the narrator?

4. What is the monthly salary offered in the advertisement?

5. What is the point of view of Aura?

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