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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One night a man dies of ________ at Rosa Cabarcas' house.
(a) Stab wounds.
(b) Poison.
(c) Slit throat.
(d) Gunshot.

2. What book does the narrator read to the girl?
(a) Little Women.
(b) Stuart Little.
(c) The Little Prince.
(d) The Little Mermaid.

3. The narrator refers to fame as a __________.
(a) Fat lady.
(b) Horror.
(c) Dead man.
(d) Gift.

4. On the nights in December, what does the narrator detect in the air?
(a) Death.
(b) Love.
(c) A breeze.
(d) Fire.

5. In the delirium of love, the narrator takes part in a ________.
(a) Student protest.
(b) Independence parade.
(c) Blood drive.
(d) A meeting with a romance author.

6. The narrator's column becomes ________.
(a) Angry diatribes.
(b) Obsene.
(c) Love letters.
(d) Obsolete.

7. The narrator thinks the newspaper offices have been remodeled to resemble a ____.
(a) Maternity hospital.
(b) Dungeon.
(c) Brothel.
(d) Space ship.

8. What name does Rosa Cabarcas call the girl?
(a) Lucinda.
(b) Delgadina.
(c) Damiana.
(d) La Nina.

9. Who does the narrator imagine is helping him clean up from the storm?
(a) His mother.
(b) Rosa Cabarcas.
(c) The cat.
(d) The girl.

10. What does the narrator do with the girl the second night?
(a) Bathes her.
(b) Sings to her.
(c) Rapes her.
(d) Dresses her.

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

12. What is the girl's hair like?
(a) Short and silky.
(b) Long and silky.
(c) Short and curly.
(d) Long and curly.

13. Before the narrator falls asleep on the third night with the girl he _________.
(a) Takes her pulse.
(b) Says a prayer.
(c) Cries.
(d) Kisses her lips.

14. What does Rosa Cabarcas suggest the narrator do after he destroys the girls room?
(a) Go to hell.
(b) Take her home.
(c) Never return.
(d) Calm down.

15. What color eyes does the narrator imagine the girl has when she is laughing?
(a) Ice blue.
(b) Grass green.
(c) Cat yellow.
(d) Syrup brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator call the newspaper censor?

2. What kind of flowers does the narrator wish he could put in a vase in the girl's room?

3. What does the narrator wear around his house?

4. The first time the narrator hears the girl's voice she talks about ___.

5. The man who dies at Rosa's is a famous __________.

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