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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Felipe hear when he approaches Aura when it is time for supper in Chapter 2?
(a) A dog barking.
(b) A woman crying.
(c) Yowling cats.
(d) The wind.

2. What color ribbon ties the first bundle of manuscripts the old woman gives Felipe in Chapter 2?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Silver.

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

4. What does the old woman do when Aura nods to Felipe?
(a) Leans forward slightly.
(b) Shakes her head.
(c) Nods.
(d) Gestures to Aura.

5. What does Aura say there are a lot of in this part of the city in Chapter 2?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Rats.

6. What does Felipe keep under his left arm while he is riding after leaving the café in Chapter 1?
(a) The newspaper.
(b) His briefcase.
(c) His billfold.
(d) The advertisement.

7. What does Felipe see against the chest in Chapter 2?
(a) A wedding gown.
(b) A rat’s nest.
(c) A porcelain doll.
(d) Saga.

8. What color is the ribbon attached to the chest key the old woman gives Felipe in Chapter 2?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Purple.

9. What material is Aura’s skirt made of in Chapter 2?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Taffeta.
(c) Silk.
(d) Satin.

10. What method is required to apply to the advertisement in Chapter 1?
(a) Felipe must apply by phone.
(b) Felipe must apply in person.
(c) Felipe must mail a resume.
(d) Felipe must request more information, and then be invited to apply.

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

12. What is on the wall where the old woman is kneeling after supper in Chapter 2?
(a) A photo of the General.
(b) An enormous wooden crucifix.
(c) Religious objects.
(d) A stained glass window.

13. What does Felipe find himself repeating as he looks in the mirror in his bathroom in Chapter 2?
(a) “Aura.”
(b) "Saga."
(c) “Four thousand pesos.”
(d) “Memoirs.”

14. What is on the old woman’s cheeks when Felipe helps her back into bed in Chapter 2?
(a) An oily liquid.
(b) Scratches.
(c) Ashes.
(d) Tears.

15. What is on the ceiling of Felipe’s room?
(a) A chandelier.
(b) A skylight.
(c) A mural.
(d) An enormous spider’s web.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old woman tell Felipe she is grateful for at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. How many places are set at the table when Felipe has supper in Chapter 2?

3. How long ago did Llorente die, according to Chapter 1?

4. What is Aura’s relationship to the old woman, according to Chapter 1?

5. What is painted on the tub in Felipe’s bathroom?

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