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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator of "Someone" want to put the roses?
(a) On his grave.
(b) On the altar at church.
(c) On the dining room table.
(d) In a vase.

2. What is the name of Isabel's husband?
(a) María Josefa.
(b) Martín.
(c) Rafael.
(d) Gabriel.

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

4. What thing did the woman in "Bitterness" see inside the mirror?
(a) A spider.
(b) A watch.
(c) A cricket.
(d) Her twin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather at the end of "Monologue"?

2. Where does the "boy" in "Eva" lie?

3. Where does the woman in "Bitterness" say she will not "wander" anymore?

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

5. Who runs the store in "Dialogue"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the sleepwalkers want the woman to cry?

2. At what point do the characters in "Monologue" start to pray, and why?

3. As mentioned in "The Other Side of Death," explain the barber's role in the funeral preparations.

4. Explain how the protagonist of "Dialogue" tries to fool his reflection and why.

5. Describe the events leading to Nabo's death in "Nabo: The Black Man who Made the Angels Wait."

6. Why does the woman in "The Woman who Came at Six O'Clock" so emphasize the time?

7. Describe the protagonist's dream in "The Other Side of Death."

8. Summarize the relationship between the two characters in "Eyes of a Blue Dog."

9. What causes the woman to fall in "Bitterness," and what happens to her thereafter?

10. Explain Eva's relationship to her beauty in "Eva Is Inside Her Cat."

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