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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator refer to Casilda Armenta as?
(a) Love-for-hire.
(b) Whore.
(c) Old friend.
(d) Colleague.

3. What book helped the narrator understand his mother's mood?
(a) The Magic Mountain.
(b) Love Unbound.
(c) The Strong Woman.
(d) Psychology Today.

4. What did the narrator have to sell to pay for the damages at Rosa Cabarcas's?
(a) Books.
(b) A car.
(c) A painting.
(d) Jewelry.

5. The narrator compares his weekly column to what?
(a) Archaeological ruins.
(b) Street signs.
(c) Rubbish.
(d) City map.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do in a desperate attempt the pass the time while the girl is missing?

2. Who will be the narrator's heir?

3. What book does the narrator read to the girl?

4. What does Casilda Armenta jokingly call her lunch with the narrator?

5. Who is in love with the narrator at the end of the novel?

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