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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What birthday is the narrator celebrating at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 90th birthday.
(b) 100th birthday.
(c) 80th birthday.
(d) 70th birthday.

2. Who wanted the narrator to read romance books?
(a) His father.
(b) His editor.
(c) His housekeeper.
(d) His mother.

3. In his sorrow over the cat's fate, what does the narrator compare the cat to in a column?
(a) A woman.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A shadow.

4. Casilda Armenta's house is near _______.
(a) The brothels.
(b) The market.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The town.

5. Who sealed up Rosa's house?
(a) Ministry of state.
(b) The health department.
(c) A mysterious neighbor.
(d) The police department.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator plan to live out the rest of his years?

2. Who does the girl spend Christmas with?

3. What does Casilda Armenta compare the narrator's anatomy to?

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

5. Where is the narrator at the end of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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