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

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

3. Who do the newspapers accuse of murdering the dead man from Rosa's?
(a) Refugees.
(b) Kids.
(c) Prostitutes.
(d) Robbers.

4. Rosa Cabarcas offers the narrator another girl whose father wants __________.
(a) A farm.
(b) A car.
(c) A house.
(d) Money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What upsets the narrator most about the girl's appearance after their time apart?

2. What does the girl do while the narrator destroys the room?

3. The narrator's columns are read on _________.

4. In his sorrow over the cat's fate, what does the narrator compare the cat to in a column?

5. The narrator imagines singing love duets by _________ with the girl.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator imagine happened during the stormy night?

2. What does the narrator think is the real explanation for Rosa Cabarcas's long absence?

3. How does the narrator handle not being able to contact the girl?

4. What is the narrator's experience like reading to the girl?

5. What happens when the narrator arrives at Rosa Cabarcas's to see the girl after a month apart?

6. What does the narrator do to try to rectify the false account of the banker's death?

7. Why does Rosa Cabarcas pull the narrator from the girl's bed one night?

8. What does Rosa Cabarcas tell the narrator the girl's life is like?

9. What does the narrator discuss during his breakfasts with Rosa Cabarcas?

10. What kind of objects does the narrator bring to the girl's room?

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