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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. What is the name of the red light district where the narrator spent most nights?

2. How much does the narrator agree to pay Rosa Cabracas for his birthday night?

3. What does the narrator put in his morning coffee?

4. What does the narrator find when he goes to turn in his last column?

5. What is the name of the girl to whom the narrator was engaged?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How would the narrator court his fiancé?

5. How does the narrator describe his writing desk?

6. What is the current occupation of the narrator?

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

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

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

10. What request did the narrator's mother make on her deathbed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the cultural and historical aspects of the setting impact the narrative? How do they impact the themes of morality and love?

Essay Topic 2

Is the narrator in love with the girl's body, or is there some deeper meaning to their relationship for the narrator? Is there something from the narrator's past that explains his obsession with this girl? Provide quotes and examples from the book to support your statements.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of the individual versus society as it affects both the narrative and morality of the novel.

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