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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described in "Monologue" as a "grey, jellyish substance"?
(a) The mud.
(b) The sky.
(c) Isabel's rooftop.
(d) The sea.

2. What is the weather at the end of "Monologue"?
(a) Windy.
(b) Clear.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Snowy.

3. Where is Nabo in the beginning of "Nabo: The Black Man who Made the Angels Wait"?
(a) In a stable.
(b) At the beach.
(c) In a ballroom.
(d) At the dinner table.

4. How long have the men in "Night" been lost?
(a) Two months.
(b) A month.
(c) Five days.
(d) Three days.

5. What animal is mentioned in the last sentence of "Dialogue"?
(a) A pigeon.
(b) A dog.
(c) A bear.
(d) A deer.

6. What does Eva most want after leaving her body?
(a) An orange.
(b) A cup of coffee.
(c) A parasol.
(d) A nap.

7. At what other time was the noise present in the protagonist's head in "The Third Resignation"?
(a) The day of his birth.
(b) The day of his mother's death.
(c) The day of his death.
(d) The day of his wedding.

8. What "martyrs" Eva?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Insomnia.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Communism.

9. What nationality is Eva's friend?
(a) English.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Chilean.
(d) Czechoslovakian.

10. In "Monologue," who habitually comes to sing?
(a) The kindergarten class.
(b) The twins of Saint Jerome.
(c) The neighbor boy.
(d) The choir.

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

12. In "Monologue," what comes to the garden on Tuesday morning?
(a) A jellyfish.
(b) A cow.
(c) A pig.
(d) An octopus.

13. How many candles surround the protagonist in "The Third Resignation"?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Four.
(d) Seven.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What noise is in the protagonist's room in "The Other Side of Death"?

2. Where do the girl and her mother want to go in "Tuesday Siesta"?

3. What is the protagonist of "Dialogue" going to have for breakfast?

4. How long has the "boy" in "Eva" been dead?

5. In "The Third Resignation," what does the protagonist imagine becoming after his body decays?

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