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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator's housekeeper?
(a) Delgadina.
(b) Damiana.
(c) Florina.
(d) Lucinda.

2. The narrator's sense of _________ has always been more developed than his fear of death.
(a) Family obligations.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Adventure.
(d) Social decency.

3. What does the narrator consider his native tongue?
(a) English.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Latin.
(d) Italian.

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

5. Who does the narrator call at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Rosa Cabarcas.
(b) The girl.
(c) Ximena Ortiz.
(d) The editor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it been since Rosa Cabarcas heard from the narrator?

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

3. How many women does the narrator have on a list of sexual conquests by his fifties?

4. What does the narrator decide to give himself for a birthday gift?

5. What day of the week does the narrator's birthday fall on?

(see the answer key)

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