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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator's students nicknamed him Professor ___________.
(a) Fancy Pants.
(b) No Name.
(c) Gloomy Hills.
(d) Moron.

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

3. What does the housekeeper give the narrator for his birthday?
(a) Red roses.
(b) Sex.
(c) New clothes.
(d) A watch.

4. What does the narrator have a reputation for being?
(a) Mean.
(b) Generous.
(c) A womanizer.
(d) A miser.

5. What month is the narrator's birthday in?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) June.

6. Who does the narrator call at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) The girl.
(b) The editor.
(c) Rosa Cabarcas.
(d) Ximena Ortiz.

7. What birthday is the narrator celebrating at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 70th birthday.
(b) 80th birthday.
(c) 90th birthday.
(d) 100th birthday.

8. What is the name of the narrator's housekeeper?
(a) Delgadina.
(b) Florina.
(c) Damiana.
(d) Lucinda.

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

10. The narrator's home is on the sunny side of what park?
(a) San Nina.
(b) San Nicolas.
(c) San Josephina.
(d) San Jose.

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

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

13. How old was the narrator when he went to the doctor about back pain?
(a) 52 years old.
(b) 72 years old.
(c) 62 years old.
(d) 42 years old.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did the housekeeper cry over her love for the narrator?

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

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

4. What does the narrator do when the girls in the office tease him about sex?

5. What kind of tile does the narrator's house have?

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