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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. Where does Mrs. Milagros hang the painting "La Madrilena"?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the dining room.
(c) In her green room.
(d) In the restroom.

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

3. Who gives Camilo his letter in Part I, Chapter 4?
(a) Matilde.
(b) Mrs. Milagros.
(c) Eufrasia.
(d) Jorge.

4. Who finds the language of the letters to Camilo to be indecent?
(a) Ronaldo.
(b) Matilde.
(c) Gertrudis.
(d) Eufrasia.

5. How does Camilo react to Mrs. Milagros at the end of Part I, Chapter 4?
(a) He is nervous about her prying, and he begins packing his bag.
(b) He is upset with her, and he yells.
(c) He begins to speak.
(d) He works harder on his painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the boarders does Mrs. Milagros claim is most affected by the letters?

2. Why does Mrs. Milagros feel bad after laughing at Camilo?

3. What does Mrs. Milagros describe as difficult ("un arte nada facil") for the owners of boarding houses?

4. Who does Mrs. Milagros describe as the student ("la bachillera") in the boarding house?

5. Who is David Reguel?

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