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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the girl do while the narrator destroys the room?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Screams.
(c) Faints.
(d) Pretends to sleep.

2. What does the narrator's house smell like when he returns to find the leaks from the storm?
(a) The girl.
(b) Rain.
(c) Mildew.
(d) Cat.

3. What music is playing when the narrator goes into the room to see the girl after a month apart?
(a) Chopin.
(b) Boleros.
(c) Opera.
(d) Brahm's.

4. The first time the narrator hears the girl's voice she talks about ___.
(a) Frogs.
(b) Fish.
(c) Snails.
(d) Cows.

5. What does the narrator decide to give himself for a birthday gift?
(a) A vacation.
(b) A cat.
(c) An orgy.
(d) A virgin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose poems is the narrator finally able to translate in the midst of his illness?

2. Who does the narrator think can lead him to the lost girl?

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

4. What subjects did the narrator teach?

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

(see the answer key)

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