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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. Where does the old woman tell Felipe to light the candelabra at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) At the end of the hall.
(b) Back in his own room.
(c) Outside the door.
(d) Before he opens the door.

2. How long ago did Llorente die, according to Chapter 1?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Sixty years.
(d) Forty years.

3. What does Felipe see at the bottom of the stairs that causes him to pause in Chapter 2?
(a) Green eyes.
(b) Yellow eyes.
(c) Red eyes.
(d) Silver eyes.

4. How is the old woman’s room lit in Chapter 1?
(a) Votive candles.
(b) A bare bulb hanging from the high ceiling.
(c) Sunlight coming in from a single window.
(d) A single kerosene lamp.

5. What is Felipe’s monthly salary as a part-time teacher, according to Chapter 1?
(a) Five hundred pesos.
(b) Room and board.
(c) Nine hundred pesos.
(d) Seven hundred pesos.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Felipe have to learn to get around the house, according to Chapter 2?

2. What is Aura’s relationship to the old woman, according to Chapter 1?

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

4. What does Felipe keep under his left arm while he is riding after leaving the café in Chapter 1?

5. What does Felipe put in Aura’s hand after they leave the dining table in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the evening light in Felipe’s room compare to the light in the rest of the house?

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Felipe startled when he sees Aura?

8. What does Felipe wonder as he leaves the café in Chapter 1?

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

10. 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?

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