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

2. Who is “you” in Aura?
(a) The General.
(b) Consuelo.
(c) Felipe.
(d) Aura.

3. What is the rabbit’s name?
(a) Aura.
(b) Embre.
(c) Saga.
(d) Seeley.

4. According to Aura in Chapter 2, who has gone for Felipe’s belongings?
(a) A servant.
(b) A local errand boy.
(c) The old woman.
(d) The butler.

5. What does Felipe tell Aura about himself at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) He is going to live with them.
(b) He is single.
(c) He is the historian.
(d) He is only staying for a while.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the old woman tell Felipe to light the candelabra at the end of Chapter 2?

2. How many steps forward does the voice tell Felipe to walk when he first goes into the house in Chapter 1?

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

4. How many cigarettes does Felipe smoke in his room before supper in Chapter 2?

5. What does the old woman tell Felipe she is grateful for at the beginning of Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Felipe startled when he sees Aura?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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