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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aura do while Felipe is sitting on her bed in Chapter 4?
(a) Undress him.
(b) Wash his feet.
(c) Dance for him.
(d) Wrap his feet with red ribbon.

2. How does Felipe estimate the time after he wakes from his dream in Chapter 4?
(a) The clock on his desk.
(b) His pocket watch.
(c) The sky in the skylight.
(d) The shadows on the wall.

3. How long does Felipe try to go back to sleep on his first morning at Consuelo’s house?
(a) Thirty minutes.
(b) Ten minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) Twenty minutes.

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

5. What does Aura do with the object she rubs on her thighs in Chapter 4?
(a) Tears it into small pieces.
(b) Swallows it.
(c) Wraps it around her shoulders.
(d) Gives half of it to Felipe.

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

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

8. Where does Felipe determine the strange noise he hears in Chapter 3 is coming from?
(a) He is unable to determine where it is coming from.
(b) On the patio.
(c) Outside.
(d) In the hallway.

9. Where do Aura and Consuelo go when they leave Aura’s room in Chapter 4?
(a) Consuelo’s room.
(b) The patio.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) Felipe’s room.

10. What movement do Consuelo and Aura do in unison after Aura and Felipe make love in Chapter 4?
(a) Nod.
(b) Wave.
(c) Pray.
(d) Laugh.

11. What does Felipe do when he hears the bell for supper in Chapter 3?
(a) He goes down to the dining room.
(b) He asks for his meal to be brought up.
(c) Nothing.
(d) He sneaks into Consuelo’s empty room.

12. In what city did the General grow up?
(a) Cancun.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Milan.
(d) Oaxaca.

13. What herb is Aura growing that has heart-shaped leaves?
(a) Witch’s root.
(b) Nightshade.
(c) White sage.
(d) Lavender.

14. What does Aura ask Felipe as they make love in Chapter 4?
(a) If he will save her.
(b) If he will stay in her bed forever.
(c) If he will love her forever.
(d) If he knows who she is.

15. How old is Consuelo, according to Felipe’s calculations in Chapter 3?
(a) 92.
(b) 82.
(c) 119.
(d) 109.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Felipe realize about himself as he is eating dinner in Chapter 4?

2. How does Felipe hold the item he finds at his dinner setting in Chapter 4?

3. What is the person Felipe sees at the beginning of his dream in Chapter 4 wearing?

4. What is served for lunch in Chapter 3?

5. Why does Felipe want the job of finishing the General’s memoirs to last as long as possible?

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