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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many women does the narrator have on a list of sexual conquests by his fifties?
(a) 514.
(b) 879.
(c) 93.
(d) 410.

2. How many sheets of paper does the narrator always keep on his desk for writing his column?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

3. The narrator's home is on the sunny side of what park?
(a) San Josephina.
(b) San Jose.
(c) San Nicolas.
(d) San Nina.

4. What was the narrator told would flee from his body when he died?
(a) Evil.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Roaches.
(d) Lice.

5. What page of the newspaper did the narrator's column move to after his ruined wedding?
(a) Page 11.
(b) Page 18.
(c) Page 10.
(d) Page 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book helped the narrator understand his mother's mood?

2. What does Rosa Cabarcas tease the narrator about after his first night with the girl?

3. Who gives the narrator the cat for his birthday?

4. What is the name of the red light district where the narrator spent most nights?

5. Whose statue can the narrator see from his balcony?

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