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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. Who gives the narrator the cat for his birthday?

2. What day does the narrator's column appear in the paper?

3. What does the narrator's mother hope he will name a daughter someday?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the narrator is the honored guest at a concert? What does he remember most from the evening?

3. Why won't the editor let the narrator resign from writing his column?

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

5. What is the narrator's economic situation?

6. How would the narrator court his fiancé?

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

8. What is the current occupation of the narrator?

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

10. What happens when the narrator goes to turn in his resignation at the newspaper?

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 themes of love and redemption in the novel. Define theme and provide examples from the novel to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of the girl and the paradox of her age and innocence. Support your discussion with references to the text.

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