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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator put in his morning coffee?
(a) Honey.
(b) Milk.
(c) Cream.
(d) Sugar.

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

3. What do the secretaries at the newspaper give to the narrator for his birthday?
(a) A recording of Chopin.
(b) A coffee maker.
(c) Silk boxers.
(d) A cat.

4. What day does the narrator's column appear in the paper?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

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

6. What is the name of the red light district where the narrator spent most nights?
(a) Barrio Cinco.
(b) Barrio Juarez.
(c) Barrio Juanita.
(d) Barrio Chino.

7. What time does the narrator wake each morning?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

8. Where does the girl work during the day?
(a) Farm.
(b) Home.
(c) Factory.
(d) Store.

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

10. What is the name of the girl to whom the narrator was engaged?
(a) Lucinda.
(b) Rosaria.
(c) Casilda.
(d) Ximena.

11. What left the narrator no time for marriage?
(a) Writing.
(b) Life.
(c) Whores.
(d) Teaching.

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

13. What does the narrator say caused him to lose all his lovers?
(a) Pointless rigor.
(b) Empty soul.
(c) Mean heart.
(d) Insufficient funds.

14. Whose statue can the narrator see from his balcony?
(a) A statue of Cesar Chavez.
(b) A statue of Jose Milan.
(c) A statue of George Washington.
(d) A statue of Christopher Columbus.

15. Who is the editor-in-chief talking to when the narrator goes into his office as requested?
(a) His father.
(b) Rosa Cabarcas.
(c) President.
(d) Governor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator call at the end of Chapter 2?

2. The narrator's mother was a notable interpreter of ________.

3. How old was the narrator when he started living in the house alone?

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

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

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