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

2. What is the woman doing in the beginning of "Eyes"?
(a) Applying makeup.
(b) Making coffee.
(c) Tying her shoes.
(d) Taking a shower.

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

4. How long has the girl in "Someone" been at the narrator's house?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Thirty years.

5. What adjective describes the woman's shoes in "Bitterness"?
(a) Weightless.
(b) Linear.
(c) Leonine.
(d) Bleached.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the woman in "The Woman" put in her hair?

3. In "The Third Resignation," what is the protagonist's "illness"?

4. What is the weather in "The Other Side of Death"?

5. What killed Nabo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Eva want an orange, and how does she decide to get it?

2. Describe the noise the protagonist of "The Third Resignation" hears.

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

4. Describe the villagers' initial reaction to the rain in "Monologue of Isabel."

5. Describe the living arrangements of the protagonist of "Dialogue with the Mirror."

6. How do the sleepwalkers try to calm the woman?

7. How would strangers feel about the protagonist of "The Third Resignation," according to his mother's feeling? Explain.

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

9. Describe the woman's appearance when she came to the narrator's house in "Someone."

10. Describe the appearance of the girl and woman in "Tuesday Siesta."

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