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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the editor-in-chief talking to when the narrator goes into his office as requested?
(a) President.
(b) Governor.
(c) Rosa Cabarcas.
(d) His father.

2. How many of the 48 original employees of the paper are still alive?
(a) 8 employees.
(b) 6 employees.
(c) 2 employees.
(d) 4 employees.

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

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

5. How much does the narrator get paid a month to write his column?
(a) 15 pesos.
(b) 20 pesos.
(c) 12 pesos.
(d) 14 pesos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator have a reputation for being?

2. What does the narrator put in his morning coffee?

3. After they ran out of things to talk about, how would the narrator spend his evenings with his fiancé?

4. What does Rosa Cabarcas tease the narrator about after his first night with the girl?

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

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