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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 imagine the girl asking him about at breakfast?
(a) His age.
(b) Books.
(c) Latin.
(d) Travels.

2. The narrator goes to a ________ to learn more about the girl's soul.
(a) Palm reader.
(b) Clairvoyant.
(c) Priest.
(d) Witch doctor.

3. In the delirium of love, the narrator takes part in a ________.
(a) Blood drive.
(b) Independence parade.
(c) Student protest.
(d) A meeting with a romance author.

4. What does the narrator decide to call the girl?
(a) La Nina.
(b) Florina.
(c) Delgadina.
(d) Damiana.

5. What kind of earrings does the narrator give the girl?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Emerald.
(c) Diamond.
(d) Opal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator shout at Rosa Cabarcas after she tries to explain the girl's appearance?

3. Rosa Cabarcas offers the narrator another girl whose father wants __________.

4. One night a man dies of ________ at Rosa Cabarcas' house.

5. What does Rosa Cabarcas suggest the narrator should do with the girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does his love for the girl cause the narrator to see about himself?

2. How does the narrator react to the false account of the murdered man?

3. What happens with the narrator's cat in Chapter 4?

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

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

6. What is the narrator's phone conversation like with Rosa Cabarcas after her long absence?

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

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

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

10. What does the narrator do about his cat in the first few days of ownership?

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