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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 Felipe go after eating dinner alone in Chapter 4?
(a) The patio.
(b) The side garden.
(c) His room.
(d) Aura's room.

2. How long does Felipe try to go back to sleep on his first morning at Consuelo’s house?
(a) Thirty minutes.
(b) Twenty minutes.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) An hour.

3. What does Felipe realize about himself as he is eating dinner in Chapter 4?
(a) He is afraid of Consuelo.
(b) He is not unlike the General.
(c) He is eating mechanically.
(d) He is in love with Consuelo.

4. How does Felipe hold the item he finds at his dinner setting in Chapter 4?
(a) In his right hand.
(b) In his left hand.
(c) He doesn’t; he is afraid to touch it.
(d) In both hands.

5. What is the only decoration in Aura’s room?
(a) A small photo of Consuelo.
(b) An enormous black Christ.
(c) An enormous gold crucifix.
(d) A bundle of herbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first image Felipe sees in his dream in Chapter 3?

2. What does the narrator compare Aura to at the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. Where is the item Felipe finds at his dinner setting in Chapter 4?

4. What does Felipe use to look at the plants Aura is growing in Chapter 4?

5. What does Felipe use to brush off his shoes when he gets ready in the morning in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What five things does Felipe do to get ready for dinner in Chapter 4?

2. Why does Felipe want to extend his stay at Consuelo’s house? What does he want to do with his earnings?

3. Describe the scene that leads to Felipe’s realization that Aura and Consuelo are connected.

4. How does Consuelo react when Felipe starts to give his opinion on the first bundle of manuscript pages?

5. Describe the dream Felipe has in Chapter 4.

6. What does Felipe realize about the herbs that Aura is growing on the dark patio in Chapter 4?

7. What is different about Aura when Felipe goes to her in Chapter 4? Why?

8. What is the significance of the wafer Aura gives Felipe in Chapter 4?

9. What is significant about Aura washing Felipe’s feet in Chapter 4?

10. What disturbs Felipe about himself while he eats dinner alone in Chapter 4?

(see the answer keys)

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