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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the editor-in-chief of the newspaper?
(a) 29 years old.
(b) 33 years old.
(c) 39 years old.
(d) 43 years old.

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

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

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

5. How many years did the housekeeper cry over her love for the narrator?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 22 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. On occasion, the newspaper prints _______ as a favor to the narrator.

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

3. Who gives the narrator the cat for his birthday?

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

5. Who carved the narrator's writing desk?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would the narrator court his fiancé?

2. Describe how the narrator almost married once.

3. What does the narrator decide to give himself for a birthday gift?

4. What is the narrator's experience like when he goes to the animal shelter to pick up his cat?

5. How does the narrator describe the editor of the newspaper?

6. What evidence does the narrator give of his healthy sex life?

7. What happens when the narrator goes to turn in his resignation at the newspaper?

8. Why won't the editor let the narrator resign from writing his column?

9. What do the narrator and Rosa Cabarcas discuss in phone calls the day following his first night with the girl?

10. What is the narrator's economic situation?

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