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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes himself as ugly, shy and __________.
(a) Archaic.
(b) Antique.
(c) Ancient.
(d) Anachronistic.

2. What page of the newspaper did the narrator's column move to after his ruined wedding?
(a) Page 5.
(b) Page 10.
(c) Page 11.
(d) Page 18.

3. Who would chaperone the narrator's evenings with his fiancé?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) His mother.
(d) Her mother.

4. The narrator has a large _____ collection.
(a) Book.
(b) Clock.
(c) Stamp.
(d) Gun.

5. What is the topic of the narrator's birthday column?
(a) Old age.
(b) Love.
(c) His mother.
(d) Youth.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator's mother hope he will name a daughter someday?

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

5. What does the narrator do the night after he first sees the girl?

(see the answer key)

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