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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. What does Rosa Cabarcas tell the narrator changes over time?
(a) Affections.
(b) Morality.
(c) Stories.
(d) Memories.

2. What was the narrator's fiancé wearing the first time he saw her?
(a) An orange flower.
(b) Black high heels.
(c) A red dress.
(d) A lace negligee.

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

4. What page of the newspaper did the narrator's column move to after his ruined wedding?
(a) Page 10.
(b) Page 11.
(c) Page 18.
(d) Page 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the editor-in-chief talking to when the narrator goes into his office as requested?

2. What was the narrator told would flee from his body when he died?

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

4. What is the topic of the narrator's birthday column?

5. What does the narrator have a reputation for being?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the contrast between the narrator's sex life and his regular life?

3. What is the narrator's economic situation?

4. What evidence does the narrator give of how he is aging?

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

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

7. What is the narrator's first experience like with the girl?

8. How does the narrator describe his writing desk?

9. How does Rosa treat the narrator when he comes to meet the girl?

10. How would the narrator court his fiancé?

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