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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 music is playing when the narrator goes into the room to see the girl after a month apart?

2. Who does the girl spend Christmas with?

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

4. What does the narrator imagine the girl's kisses taste like?

5. Who does the narrator compare the girl to after their time apart?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What gifts do the narrator and the girl exchange for Christmas?

8. What is the narrator's experience like reading to the girl?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of the shelter cat the narrator acquires. Define symbolism and support your statements with textual references.

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

What is ironic about the narrator's ninetieth year? How does the author draw on this irony to illustrate a greater truth?

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