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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the housekeeper give the narrator for his birthday?
(a) Red roses.
(b) A watch.
(c) Sex.
(d) New clothes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the girl work during the day?

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

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

4. Who is the editor-in-chief talking to when the narrator goes into his office as requested?

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

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