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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. In the delirium of love, the narrator takes part in a ________.

2. What color eyes does the narrator imagine the girl has when she is laughing?

3. What kind of flowers does the narrator wish he could put in a vase in the girl's room?

4. What is the painting called that the narrator hangs in the girl's room?

5. What does Rosa Cabarcas tell the narrator after he destroys the girl's room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does his time with the girl change the narrator?

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

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

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

6. How do the newspapers portray the death of the man murdered at Rosa's?

7. What does the narrator realize when he chases a girl, thinking she is his Delgadina?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the gift that the girl gives to the narrator throughout the novel? Is the inheritance he will leave her a greater gift than the one she has given him? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of sexual morality and how it resonates throughout the book. Define theme in your discussion and support your statements with examples and quotes.

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