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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Camilo paint while working on a larger oil painting?
(a) A small portrait of Rosaura.
(b) A gift for Mrs. Milagros.
(c) A letter proposing to his love.
(d) A smaller image of the house.

2. What does Rosaura's final letter to Camilo say?
(a) Goodbye forever.
(b) Rosaura wants to marry Camilo.
(c) She would like to meet Camilo the following week.
(d) Her father is too upset for her to get his blessing for their relationship.

3. How is Camilo dressed when he meets Mrs. Milagros?
(a) With an orange shirt.
(b) With a clown suit.
(c) With a flashy gold watch and a necklace.
(d) With a black tie.

4. Why is Camilo nervous as Mrs. Milagros and her daughters enter his room?
(a) He doesn't want anyone else to enter.
(b) He is not sure he could afford professional repair.
(c) He has to admit that he has been careless with the room.
(d) He hopes they will not be upset about the damage.

5. In Part I, Chapter 3, what does Mrs. Milagros claim happened six months ago?
(a) Her house burned down.
(b) She broke her leg.
(c) Camilo became violent.
(d) She received a letter for Camilo.

6. How many children does Mrs. Milagros have?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

7. How does Mrs. Milagros imagine Rosaura's character?
(a) Happy and bubbly.
(b) Talkative and fun.
(c) Submissive and quiet.
(d) Sad and depressed.

8. What does the person want who arrives at Camilo's studio in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) To ask some questions.
(b) To offer him money to leave his daughter alone.
(c) To run away with him.
(d) To get help with a painting.

9. How much does Camilo inform Mrs. Milagros about his letters?
(a) He tells her very little.
(b) He describes them at meal times.
(c) He reads them aloud to her.
(d) He only tells her they are about work.

10. How does Mrs. Milagros discover the contents of Camilo's letters?
(a) The maid reads them and describes them later.
(b) Camilo discusses them at length.
(c) She reads them in his room.
(d) Camilo reads them aloud to her.

11. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Milagros' reaction to Rosaura's letter?
(a) Hateful.
(b) Dishonest.
(c) Passionate.
(d) Tearful.

12. Which of the boarders does Mrs. Milagros claim is most affected by the letters?
(a) Eufrasia.
(b) Camilo.
(c) Matilde.
(d) Beatricita.

13. Who laughs with Mrs. Milagros as she looks at Camilo's card?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Other boarding house guests.
(c) Her daughters.
(d) The letter carrier.

14. In Part I, Chapter 4, what is missing from the letter that earlier letters had?
(a) A return address, since Rosaura had already left her father's house when she wrote it.
(b) The name of the person that the letter was addressed to.
(c) Perfume.
(d) The full address.

15. Mrs. Milagros opens the book with a description of a guest arriving at her boarding house. Who was that guest?
(a) Camilo Canegato.
(b) Brooke Castillo.
(c) Lila Lombrozo.
(d) Carlos Rios.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds the language of the letters to Camilo to be indecent?

2. What does Mrs. Milagros hope happens with Rosaura?

3. Who at the boarding house goes out for the mail?

4. From what did Mrs. Milagros' husband die?

5. What does Camilo agree to do at the home where he travels in Part I, Chapter 5?

(see the answer keys)

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