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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After they ran out of things to talk about, how would the narrator spend his evenings with his fiancé?
(a) Reading.
(b) Talking.
(c) Crocheting.
(d) Kissing.

2. What do the secretaries at the newspaper give to the narrator for his birthday?
(a) A cat.
(b) A coffee maker.
(c) A recording of Chopin.
(d) Silk boxers.

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

4. How many sheets of paper does the narrator always keep on his desk for writing his column?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

5. What did the narrator's mother die from?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Broken heart.
(d) Heart disease.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator find when he goes to turn in his last column?

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

4. How much does the narrator agree to pay Rosa Cabracas for his birthday night?

5. What was the narrator told would flee from his body when he died?

(see the answer key)

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