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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Tuesday Siesta," what is the name of the thief?
(a) Glasgow.
(b) José Montiel.
(c) Uriel Ramirez.
(d) Carlos Centeno.

2. How long has the "boy" in "Eva" been dead?
(a) Twelve days.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Five years.
(d) A month.

3. What book is the boy reading in "Night"?
(a) Terry and the Pirates.
(b) Great Expectations.
(c) Robinson Crusoe.
(d) Gulliver's Travels.

4. What biblical characters are referenced in "The Other Side of Death"?
(a) Isaac and Rebecca.
(b) Jesus and Paul.
(c) Jonah and the whale.
(d) Abraham and Sarah.

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

6. What is the protagonist in "Dialogue with the Mirror" thinking about in the first paragraph?
(a) Church.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Death.
(d) Work.

7. What is the woman in "Bitterness" afraid of?
(a) Open spaces.
(b) Mice.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Distances.

8. What sound do the sleepwalkers want to hear at the end of "Bitterness"?
(a) Clapping.
(b) Singing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Jogging.

9. What smell is mentioned in the first sentence of "The Other Side of Death"?
(a) Fish.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Mint.
(d) Formaldehyde.

10. In "The Third Resignation," what is the protagonist's "illness"?
(a) Flu.
(b) Hypochondria.
(c) Eczema.
(d) Death.

11. During what activity does the protagonist of "The Other Side of Death" particularly envision his brother?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Shaving.
(d) Laying bricks.

12. How does the woman in "Bitterness" wear her hair?
(a) Braided.
(b) Cut short.
(c) In a ponytail.
(d) Permed.

13. To what animal is José compared?
(a) A lion.
(b) A bear.
(c) A dog.
(d) An ox.

14. What is described in "The Other Side of Death" as having "blue octopuses"?
(a) Illness.
(b) The sea.
(c) Winter.
(d) Rottenness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the protagonist of "Dialogue" take for his morning routine?

2. To what does Eva compare her beauty in "Eva Is Inside Her Cat"?

3. In "The Third Resignation," what does the character think of as "chasing through the tormented corners of his hot, fever-torn head"?

4. What nationality is Eva's friend?

5. The narrator of "Eyes" has dreamed of the woman as what object?

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