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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the sleepwalkers go after the woman's announcement?
(a) The courtyard.
(b) The town square.
(c) The lake.
(d) Macondo.

2. What does José call the woman in "The Woman who Came at Six O'Clock"?
(a) Maria.
(b) Queen.
(c) Mother.
(d) Sweetheart.

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

4. At the beginning of the story, how long has Nabo been asleep?
(a) A week.
(b) Thirty hours.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) Three days.

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

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

7. What does the woman in "The Woman" put in her hair?
(a) Leave-in conditioner.
(b) Hair extensions.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Vaseline.

8. What is the weather in "The Other Side of Death"?
(a) Sun.
(b) Monsoon.
(c) Snow.
(d) Rain.

9. What color are the girl's stockings in "Someone"?
(a) Pink.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

10. In "One of These Days," what is the Mayor supposed to gargle?
(a) A novacaine solution.
(b) Iodine.
(c) Salt water.
(d) Mouthwash.

11. What does the woman call José?
(a) Piloncillo.
(b) Cielito lindo.
(c) Pepillo.
(d) Chepe.

12. What killed Nabo?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A gun.
(c) A horse.
(d) A heart attack.

13. How many people are sitting at the table in the beginning of "Night of the Curlews"?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

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

15. What is mentioned as ending the lovers' dreams?
(a) An alarm clock.
(b) A spoon.
(c) A neighbor's shouting.
(d) A traffic jam.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Bitterness," what does the woman say she will never do again?

2. To what is the noise compared in "The Third Resignation"?

3. How old is the girl in "Tuesday Siesta"?

4. What did the woman in "Bitterness" always "carry"?

5. What caused the characters' blindness in "Night"?

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