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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 much does the narrator agree to pay Rosa Cabracas for his birthday night?
(a) 4 pesos.
(b) 7 pesos.
(c) 5 pesos.
(d) 10 pesos.

2. What subjects did the narrator teach?
(a) Math and Statistics.
(b) French and Italian.
(c) Grammar and Reading.
(d) Latin and Spanish.

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

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

5. After they ran out of things to talk about, how would the narrator spend his evenings with his fiancé?
(a) Crocheting.
(b) Kissing.
(c) Talking.
(d) Reading.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is the girl that Rosa Cabarcas finds?

3. What movies turned the narrator away from the cinema for good?

4. How long has it been since Rosa Cabarcas heard from the narrator?

5. Whose statue can the narrator see from his balcony?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the current occupation of the narrator?

5. What is the narrator's relationship like with his housekeeper?

6. How does the narrator describe his writing desk?

7. What is the narrator's economic situation?

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

9. How would the narrator court his fiancé?

10. Why does the narrator not consummate his first visit with the girl?

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