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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman tell Aura about Felipe at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) He is their hope.
(b) He is going to live with them.
(c) He is the one they have been waiting for.
(d) He is to be treated as a guest.

2. What is the monthly salary offered in the advertisement?
(a) One thousand pesos.
(b) Two thousand pesos.
(c) Four thousand pesos.
(d) Six thousand pesos.

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

4. What is the old woman’s name?
(a) Emilia.
(b) Maria.
(c) Llorrente.
(d) Consuelo.

5. What color is Aura wearing in Chapter 2?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Felipe use to see his way to the old woman’s room after supper in Chapter 2?

2. What name does the old woman call at the end of Chapter 1?

3. What is the point of view of Aura?

4. What does Felipe see against the chest in Chapter 2?

5. What is Felipe instructed to do after he steps forward when he first goes into the house in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the old woman react when Felipe tells her there is a rat’s nest by the chest in Chapter 2? What does this reveal about her?

2. What is on the wall where the old woman is kneeling in Chapter 2?

3. What is Felipe served for supper in Chapter 2?

4. What does Felipe see when he goes into the old woman’s room in Chapter 1?

5. Why is Felipe startled when he sees Aura?

6. What mystery about the cats is raised at the end of Chapter 2?

7. What two things is Felipe thinking about as Aura shows him to his room in Chapter 2?

8. Describe the door knocker at 815 Donceles Street.

9. What reason does the old woman give for the darkness in her home in Chapter 2?

10. What does Felipe do before he goes into 815 Donceles Street?

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