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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rosa Cabarcas tease the narrator about after his first night with the girl?
(a) Cowardice.
(b) Money.
(c) Impotence.
(d) Love.

3. How many children did the narrator's mother hope he would have?
(a) 3 children.
(b) 4 children.
(c) 2 children.
(d) 6 children.

4. What was the narrator's fiancé wearing the first time he saw her?
(a) A red dress.
(b) An orange flower.
(c) A lace negligee.
(d) Black high heels.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the narrator's father rent the bottom floor of his home to?

2. The narrator compares his weekly column to what?

3. The narrator describes himself as ugly, shy and __________.

4. What day does the narrator's column appear in the paper?

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

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