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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Blacaman the Good, Vendor of Miracles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to Aurelio Escovar's office for dental work?
(a) Damaso.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Father Anthony Isabel.
(d) The Mayor.

2. What do the characters in "Night" run into after leaving the bar?
(a) A fence.
(b) A building.
(c) Trunks.
(d) Trees.

3. What does the narrator of "Blacamán" want to be?
(a) A boxer.
(b) A firefighter.
(c) A priest.
(d) A fortune teller.

4. How long has the narrator of "Someone" been dead?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Forty years.

5. What type of flower does the protagonist of "The Third Resignation" smell as he is contemplating his decay?
(a) Heliotrope.
(b) Rose.
(c) Carnation.
(d) Hibiscus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day is it at the beginning of "Someone Has Been Disarranging These Roses"?

2. What is Blacamán exhibiting at the beginning of "Blacamán the Good, Vendor of Miracles"?

3. As the women imagine in "The Handsomest Drowned Man," what emotion is on the corpse's face?

4. What time of day is it in "The Other Side of Death"?

5. What is the name of the executor of José Montiel's estate?

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