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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 Felipe instructed to do after he steps forward when he first goes into the house in Chapter 1?
(a) Go up the staircase.
(b) Light the lantern.
(c) Open the door to the hall.
(d) Sit down.

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

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

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

5. What does Felipe see against the chest in Chapter 2?
(a) Saga.
(b) A wedding gown.
(c) A rat’s nest.
(d) A porcelain doll.

Short Answer Questions

1. What material is Aura’s skirt made of in Chapter 2?

2. What does Felipe touch when he reaches out for the old woman’s hand?

3. What color ribbon ties the first bundle of manuscripts the old woman gives Felipe in Chapter 2?

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

5. What does Felipe have to use in order to follow Aura to his room in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the two empty place settings at supper in Chapter 2.

3. Describe the door knocker at 815 Donceles Street.

4. Why is Felipe startled when he sees Aura?

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

6. What happens when Felipe returns to the café a second morning in Chapter 1?

7. What is Felipe anxious to do again as he follows the sound of Aura taking him to his room in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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