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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose statue can the narrator see from his balcony?
(a) A statue of Jose Milan.
(b) A statue of George Washington.
(c) A statue of Christopher Columbus.
(d) A statue of Cesar Chavez.

2. What does the narrator do for the first time with a woman the night he meets the girl?
(a) Be kind.
(b) Cry.
(c) Stay dressed.
(d) Sleep.

3. What does the narrator decide to give himself for a birthday gift?
(a) A virgin.
(b) An orgy.
(c) A vacation.
(d) A cat.

4. What kind of editor was the narrator at the newspaper?
(a) Crime.
(b) Cable.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Sports.

5. On occasion, the newspaper prints _______ as a favor to the narrator.
(a) Advertisements.
(b) Personals.
(c) Love letters.
(d) Theater reviews.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tile does the narrator's house have?

2. How old is the girl that Rosa Cabarcas finds?

3. What time does the narrator wake each morning?

4. How old was the narrator when he went to the doctor about back pain?

5. How much does the narrator get paid a month to write his column?

(see the answer key)

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