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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. How many steps forward does the voice tell Felipe to walk when he first goes into the house in Chapter 1?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Nine.
(d) Fifteen.

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

3. What is on the first serving platter Aura uncovers at Felipe’s first supper at the house?
(a) Pasta.
(b) Liver and onions.
(c) Broiled tomatoes.
(d) Beans and rice.

4. Why is Felipe unable to leave his door open to let the lamplight guide him back downstairs in Chapter 2?
(a) The darkness of the hall overwhelms the dim lamplight.
(b) He has no lamplight in his room.
(c) Aura will not let him.
(d) The springs close it behind him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Felipe try to give Aura while they are at supper together in Chapter 2?

2. What color is the rug in Felipe’s room?

3. What covers the old woman’s bed?

4. What is the job the old woman offers Felipe?

5. What is the monthly salary offered in the advertisement?

Short Essay Questions

1. What condition does the old woman place on Felipe’s position in Chapter 1?

2. Describe the door knocker at 815 Donceles Street.

3. What is Felipe’s bedroom and bathroom like?

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

5. What is the advertisement Felipe sees in Chapter 1?

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

7. What does Felipe think the advertisement in Chapter 1 should say?

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

9. Why does Felipe run through dates in his head as he waits for the bus in Chapter 1?

10. What instructions does the old woman give Felipe when he goes into the house in Chapter 1?

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