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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. Why does Felipe want the job of finishing the General’s memoirs to last as long as possible?
(a) To spend more time with Consuelo.
(b) To spend more time with Aura.
(c) To solve the mystery of the cats.
(d) To get more money.

2. What is Consuelo doing when he goes to her room at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating.
(c) Pantomiming something with her hands.
(d) Praying at her wall of religious icons.

3. How many places are set at breakfast in Chapter 3?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

4. What does Conseulo set outside her bedroom door before breakfast in Chapter 3?
(a) Saga.
(b) Her chamber pot.
(c) Her breakfast tray.
(d) A letter to be sent.

5. What does Felipe think he can do for Aura, according to Chapter 3?
(a) Save her.
(b) Understand her.
(c) Protect her.
(d) Teach her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Felipe determine the strange noise he hears in Chapter 3 is coming from?

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

3. What does Aura use to tell Felipe that breakfast is ready in Chapter 3?

4. What is the person Felipe sees at the beginning of his dream in Chapter 4 wearing?

5. What herb is Aura growing that has heart-shaped leaves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Consuelo react when Felipe says he thought Saga was male?

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

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

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

6. What does Felipe think Aura’s role is?

7. Describe the dream Felipe has in Chapter 4.

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

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

10. What does Felipe see when he finds the source of the strange yowling in Chapter 3?

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