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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 the narrator consider his native tongue?
(a) Latin.
(b) Spanish.
(c) English.
(d) Italian.

2. The narrator's mother was a notable interpreter of ________.
(a) Puccini.
(b) Brahm.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Chopin.

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

4. How many women does the narrator dance with in the ceremony the night before his wedding?
(a) 22 women.
(b) 20 women.
(c) 12 women.
(d) 10 women.

5. What does the narrator decide to give himself for a birthday gift?
(a) A virgin.
(b) A cat.
(c) An orgy.
(d) A vacation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one flaw of the narrator's home?

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

3. What is the name of the narrator's housekeeper?

4. What does the narrator do the night after he first sees the girl?

5. The narrator describes himself as ugly, shy and __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens on the narrator's taxi ride to the brothel the first time he goes to see the girl?

3. What kind of gifts does the narrator get from the newspaper staff for his birthday?

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

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

6. How has the narrator supplemented his income over the years?

7. How does the narrator describe his writing desk?

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

9. What is the narrator's economic situation?

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

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