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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Felipe hold the item he finds at his dinner setting in Chapter 4?
(a) He doesn’t; he is afraid to touch it.
(b) In his left hand.
(c) In his right hand.
(d) In both hands.

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

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

4. Why does Felipe want the job of finishing the General’s memoirs to last as long as possible?
(a) To solve the mystery of the cats.
(b) To get more money.
(c) To spend more time with Consuelo.
(d) To spend more time with Aura.

5. Who does the person Felipe sees at the beginning of his dream in Chapter 4 transform into?
(a) Aura.
(b) Saga.
(c) The servant.
(d) Consuelo.

6. What is Felipe going to ask about at lunch in Chapter 3 while Consuelo is complaining to Aura?
(a) The servant.
(b) Aura’s parents.
(c) The General.
(d) The side garden.

7. How old does Aura look when he goes to her in Chapter 4?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

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

9. Where was the General exiled, according to Chapter 3?
(a) Elba.
(b) France.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Spain.

10. What does Aura tell Felipe after they make love in Chapter 3?
(a) “You’re my savior.”
(b) “You’re my husband.”
(c) “You must not tell her.”
(d) “You’ve come for me.”

11. 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.

12. What does Felipe think he can do for Aura, according to Chapter 3?
(a) Save her.
(b) Protect her.
(c) Teach her.
(d) Understand her.

13. What noise does Felipe hear when he is finishing shaving at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Whispering.
(b) Yowling.
(c) Screaming.
(d) Crying.

14. What does Aura rub on her thighs in Chapter 4?
(a) Felipe’s shirt.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A key.
(d) A wafer.

15. What color is the ink in the General’s manuscripts, according to Chapter 3?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Rust.
(c) Mustard.
(d) Charcoal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dance do Felipe and Aura dance together in Chapter 4?

2. What time of the day is it when Aura leaves Felipe’s room in Chapter 3?

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

4. Where is Felipe at the end of Chapter 4?

5. Where does Felipe determine the strange noise he hears in Chapter 3 is coming from?

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