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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many children did the narrator's fiancé end up having?

3. What day of the week does the narrator's birthday fall on?

4. What does the narrator say caused him to lose all his lovers?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the narrator's economic situation?

6. How would the narrator court his fiancé?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the nature of the narrator's relationship with Rosa Cabarcas? What does their relationship illustrate in the novel? Give textual support for your statements.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the allegorical implications of the song of Delgadina. Define allegory and provide examples or quotes to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

What is the lasting impression that "Memories of My Melancholy Whores" makes on the reader? What do you think the author's intent was in writing this novel?

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