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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Mrs. Milagros laugh at Camilo's business card?
(a) She laughs at how he hands it to her.
(b) She laughs at his last name.
(c) She laughs at his taking his profession so seriously as to have a card.
(d) She laughs at the color of the card.

3. What does Mrs. Milagros describe as difficult ("un arte nada facil") for the owners of boarding houses?
(a) Making sure clients keep the place clean so as to avoid attracting mice.
(b) Making sure her young children are not negatively influenced by the presence of her guests.
(c) To find and select clients.
(d) Creating meals that satisfy everyone's tastes.

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

5. What was Eufrasia's line of work?
(a) She was a painter.
(b) She was a teacher.
(c) She was a prostitute.
(d) She was a singer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes how Camilo is treated by the man with whom he interacts in Part I, Chapter 5?

2. What does Mrs. Milagros' daughter Enilde do?

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

4. How does Mrs. Milagros discover the contents of Camilo's letters?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is David Reguel, and how is he introduced in the book?

2. How do others at the boarding house initially react to the letters that Camilo receives?

3. How does Mrs. Milagros respond to David Reguel's claim that he has a relationship with Rosaura that is independent of Camilo?

4. From Mrs. Milagros' description of Camilo in Part I, Chapter 1, and further on in the text, what sense does she give the reader that he may have committed a crime?

5. What does Mrs. Milagros tell the inspector about Camilo's business?

6. What new restoration project does Camilo describe in Part I, Chapter 5? How did he receive this work?

7. Are there any indicators in Part I, Chapter 2 that Camilo might be involved in an investigation?

8. In Part I, Chapter 2, what are the signs that Camilo may have some unusual habits or character traits?

9. How does Mrs. Milagros describe Camilo's self-confidence and interest in romance in Part I, Chapter 2? What does Camilo tell her that shows his attitude in this area?

10. In the Part I, Chapter 3, at what point does Mrs. Milagros claim that things changed at the boarding house?

(see the answer keys)

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