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

2. Where do the newspapers report the dead man from Rosa's was killed?

3. Beside searching the streets and hospitals, where else does the narrator look for the girl?

4. What does the girl do while the narrator destroys the room?

5. The narrator's column becomes ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the narrator sees a bicycle that has been hit by a bus?

2. What does the narrator find on the mirror the morning after his second night with the girl?

3. What does the narrator do to try to rectify the false account of the banker's death?

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

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

6. What is the song that the narrator likes to sing to the girl about Delgadina?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What could the message scrawled in lipstick in the mirror mean and what is the larger purpose for this element of the plot? Give examples from the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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