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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator thinks the newspaper offices have been remodeled to resemble a ____.
(a) Brothel.
(b) Dungeon.
(c) Space ship.
(d) Maternity hospital.

2. What kind of music does the narrator listen to when he is missing the girl?
(a) Opera.
(b) Piano.
(c) Violin.
(d) Boleros.

3. What does the narrator imagine the girl asking him about at breakfast?
(a) Travels.
(b) Latin.
(c) Books.
(d) His age.

4. The narrator describes himself as ugly, shy and __________.
(a) Archaic.
(b) Ancient.
(c) Antique.
(d) Anachronistic.

5. What does the narrator find when he goes to turn in his last column?
(a) An empty office.
(b) A party.
(c) Rosa Cabarcas.
(d) A pink slip.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the editor-in-chief of the newspaper?

2. What did Rosa Cabarcas keep as payment for the damage the narrator caused in her house?

3. What time did the bride's family begin to knock on the narrator's door on the day he missed his wedding?

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

5. What kind of editor was the narrator at the newspaper?

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