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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Sea of Lost Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had the woman in "Bitterness" been listening to when she fell?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A cricket.
(c) The radio.
(d) A bird.

2. Who runs the bar in "The Sea of Lost Time"?
(a) Pelayo.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Catarino.
(d) Jacob.

3. What does the girl in "Tuesday Siesta" not have for lunch?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Cheese.
(c) A cookie.
(d) A pancake.

4. What is the woman doing in the beginning of "Eyes"?
(a) Applying makeup.
(b) Tying her shoes.
(c) Taking a shower.
(d) Making coffee.

5. How long has the girl in "Someone" been at the narrator's house?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Forty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Thirty years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described in "Monologue" as a "grey, jellyish substance"?

2. Who hears Big Mama's final wishes?

3. How many favorite books does Eva have?

4. In "A Very Old Man," what does Elisenda think the old man is at first?

5. What word does the protagonist of "Dialogue" struggle to remember?

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