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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only decoration in Aura’s room?
(a) An enormous black Christ.
(b) A bundle of herbs.
(c) A small photo of Consuelo.
(d) An enormous gold crucifix.

2. How does the narrator describe Aura’s movements at lunch in Chapter 3?
(a) Shadowy.
(b) Mysterious.
(c) Angelic.
(d) Mechanical.

3. Where does Felipe go after eating dinner alone in Chapter 4?
(a) Aura's room.
(b) The side garden.
(c) His room.
(d) The patio.

4. Who is with Felipe when he wakes up from his dream in Chapter 3?
(a) Aura.
(b) The servant.
(c) Consuelo.
(d) No one.

5. How old was the General at the time of the French invasion, according to Chapter 3?
(a) 30.
(b) 42.
(c) 15.
(d) 50.

6. How does the author indicate Felipe’s memory at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Text in quotations.
(b) Bold text.
(c) Underlined text.
(d) Italic text.

7. How long does Felipe want to spend doing his own work, according to Chapter 3?
(a) A year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) The rest of his life.

8. Where does Felipe find Aura at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) The dining room.
(b) Consuelo’s room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) Her room.

9. What is wrong with the animals Felipe sees making the strange noise he hears in Chapter 3?
(a) They are staring at him.
(b) They are eating each other.
(c) They are on fire.
(d) They are transforming into a strange mist.

10. What is the first image Felipe sees in his dream in Chapter 3?
(a) Aura's eyes.
(b) A cat.
(c) A platter of liver.
(d) A fleshless hand.

11. What time of the day is it when Aura leaves Felipe’s room in Chapter 3?
(a) Daybreak.
(b) Nearly midnight.
(c) Evening.
(d) Noon.

12. What does Conseulo set outside her bedroom door before breakfast in Chapter 3?
(a) A letter to be sent.
(b) Saga.
(c) Her breakfast tray.
(d) Her chamber pot.

13. How many places are set at breakfast in Chapter 3?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

14. Where does Consuelo sit when Felipe wakes up after making love with Aura in Chapter 4?
(a) At the top of the staircase.
(b) In an armchair in Aura’s room.
(c) In an armchair in Felipe’s room.
(d) At the foot of the enormous black Christ.

15. Where does Felipe go after looking at the plants Aura is growing in Chapter 4?
(a) The library.
(b) Aura’s room.
(c) His room.
(d) The kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What noise does Felipe hear when he is finishing shaving at the beginning of Chapter 3?

2. What color ribbon is the second bundle of manuscripts tied with?

3. What makes animals good companions, according to Consuelo?

4. What does Aura tell Felipe they are going to do when he goes to her in Chapter 4?

5. How old is Consuelo, according to Felipe’s calculations in Chapter 3?

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