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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who at the boarding house goes out for the mail?
(a) Mrs. Milagros.
(b) Camilo.
(c) Matilde.
(d) Eufrasia.

2. According to Mrs. Milagros, on what day does Camilo visit the writer of the letters?
(a) Weekends.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Friday nights, after work.
(d) Mondays.

3. What does Mrs. Milagros describe as the "eighth station of the Calvary"?
(a) The eighth time the investigator arrives at the door.
(b) Eight o'clock in the evening.
(c) The eighth birth at the boarding house.
(d) The eighth letter.

4. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Milagros' tone in Part I, Chapter 1?
(a) Chatty.
(b) Angry.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Happy.

5. Who does Mrs. Milagros describe as the student ("la bachillera") in the boarding house?
(a) Old woman ("la vieja") Beatricita.
(b) Matilde.
(c) Eufrasia.
(d) Clotilda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Milagros do with the letter that arrives for Camilo in Part I, Chapter 4?

2. Mrs. Milagros opens the book with a description of a guest arriving at her boarding house. Who was that guest?

3. How does Camilo react to Mrs. Milagros at the end of Part I, Chapter 4?

4. On what day does the letter described in Part I, Chapter 4 arrive?

5. Where does Camilo claim he learned of the pills, powders, and syrups that he uses?

(see the answer key)

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