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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. How does Felipe estimate the time after he wakes from his dream in Chapter 4?
(a) The clock on his desk.
(b) The sky in the skylight.
(c) The shadows on the wall.
(d) His pocket watch.

2. What does Aura ask Felipe as they make love in Chapter 4?
(a) If he will save her.
(b) If he knows who she is.
(c) If he will love her forever.
(d) If he will stay in her bed forever.

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

4. What dance do Felipe and Aura dance together in Chapter 4?
(a) A waltz.
(b) A pas de deux.
(c) A foxtrot.
(d) A quick-step.

5. What does Aura use to tell Felipe that breakfast is ready in Chapter 3?
(a) A knock at his door.
(b) A gong.
(c) A cup of coffee outside his door.
(d) A bell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color ribbon is the second bundle of manuscripts tied with?

2. What does Felipe find at his dinner setting in Chapter 4?

3. Who does the person Felipe sees at the beginning of his dream in Chapter 4 transform into?

4. How long does Felipe try to go back to sleep on his first morning at Consuelo’s house?

5. How long does Felipe want to spend doing his own work, according to Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Felipe think of the General’s manuscript, according to the beginning of Chapter 3?

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

3. Describe Aura’s room.

4. What is unusual about Aura and Consuelo’s departure from Aura’s room at the end of Chapter 4?

5. What is significant about the waltz Felipe and Aura dance together in Chapter 4?

6. What is Felipe afraid of when he locks himself in his room in Chapter 4? Why?

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

8. Describe the dream Felipe has in Chapter 4.

9. What is strange about the lunch Felipe shares with Aura and Consuelo in Chapter 3?

10. What two conclusions does Felipe draw after the meal with Aura and Consuelo in Chapter 3?

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