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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Camilo tell Mrs. Milagros that he does for a living?
(a) He is an author.
(b) He is an evangelist.
(c) He is an inspirational speaker.
(d) He is a painter.

2. After the dinner described in Part I, Chapter 4, how do the boarding house guests feel?
(a) Worried about what they have done.
(b) Dreary.
(c) Full and sleepy.
(d) As if at a party.

3. Which of the following best describes how Camilo is treated by the man with whom he interacts in Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) As "less than a construction worker."
(b) As a threat.
(c) As a criminal.
(d) As an expert in his field.

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

5. What does Camilo tell Mrs. Milagros happened to his father just before meeting her?
(a) He died.
(b) He had an affair.
(c) He mocked him and forced him to leave his home.
(d) He had to leave town, running from the law.

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

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

8. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Milagros?
(a) Happy.
(b) Soft spoken.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Untactful.

9. Which of the following best describes how Camilo works?
(a) With loud music.
(b) Thoroughly engaged in his work.
(c) Under bright lights, with all of the blinds open.
(d) Easily distracted.

10. What secret do Camilo and Mrs. Milagros share in Part I, Chapter 6 that causes them to share excited glances at the dinner table?
(a) Camilo brought back a painting of Rosaura.
(b) Rosaura was pregnant.
(c) Camilo had just been invited to give classes, which would increase his salary tremendously.
(d) Camilo bought an engagement ring.

11. In the series of events narrated by Mrs. Milagros, when does she initially claim the story begins?
(a) Six months prior to her narrative.
(b) Four years before she begins her narrative.
(c) A year and a half before her narrative begins.
(d) Two years before she begins her description of the events.

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

13. What does Mrs. Milagros say that she does too often?
(a) Gossip.
(b) Nap.
(c) Cry.
(d) Yell.

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

15. What does Camilo paint in his piece titled "La Madrilena"?
(a) A woman dancing.
(b) A cat playing in flowers.
(c) A town in Spain.
(d) Mrs. Milagros and her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. After all of the years Camilo has stayed with Mrs. Milagros, which of the following best describes their relationship?

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

3. What does the letter that Camilo receives smell of?

4. What color is Rosaura's hair?

5. In Part I, Chapter 4, what is missing from the letter that earlier letters had?

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