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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator's mother hope he will name a daughter someday?
(a) Delgadina.
(b) Damiana.
(c) Florina.
(d) Lucinda.

2. What kind of editor was the narrator at the newspaper?
(a) Crime.
(b) Cable.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Sports.

3. Rosa Cabarcas offers the narrator another girl whose father wants __________.
(a) A house.
(b) Money.
(c) A farm.
(d) A car.

4. How many years did the housekeeper cry over her love for the narrator?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 22 years.

5. What does the girl give the narrator for Christmas?
(a) Candy.
(b) Card.
(c) Watch.
(d) Teddy bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator compares his weekly column to what?

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

3. What does Rosa Cabarcas tell the narrator changes over time?

4. Whose statue can the narrator see from his balcony?

5. How many of the 48 original employees of the paper are still alive?

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