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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 happened after Camilo and Rosaura married?
(a) They had a photography session.
(b) They returned to the boarding house for cake.
(c) They had a party.
(d) They bid the bride and groom farewell at the train station.

2. What area does Rosaura say she is from?
(a) The south of the city.
(b) La Zona Rosa.
(c) El Centro.
(d) Belgano.

3. Why does Rosaura claim she arrived at the boarding house?
(a) To offer to work as a maid.
(b) To ask about dinner.
(c) To ask Camilo for money.
(d) To see if rooms were available.

4. What does the narrator of Part II, Chapter 11, claim to have predicted?
(a) Mrs. Milagros' involvement growing out of control.
(b) Mrs. Milagros' lies.
(c) Rosaura's death.
(d) His own love for Rosaura.

5. Who discusses meeting Rosaura with Mrs. Milagros after all have gone to their rooms?
(a) Coretti.
(b) Camilo.
(c) Her daughters.
(d) Eufrasia, who cannot sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Eufrasia claim may hold the key to the investigation?

2. Who does the maid describe calling?

3. Which of the following best describes Rosaura's attitude before her wedding?

4. How does Camilo greet Rosaura when she finally arrives at the boarding house?

5. While all others eat dinner silently, who speaks?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part IV, how does Eufrasia describe knowing that something was not quite right in Camilo's description of his relationship with Rosaura?

2. What evidence does Elsa, the maid, present to the inspector?

3. How does Elsa speak?

4. Describe David Reguel's language.

5. How does Mrs. Milagros treat Rosa when they first meet?

6. How is the role of the inspector in Part III different from his role in earlier chapters?

7. How does Mrs. Milagros describe the wedding and the party afterward?

8. How does Rosaura respond to Mrs. Milagros' questioning, and how does this make Mrs. Milagros feel?

9. How does Camilo's idealized mental version of Rosaura compare to who she is in reality?

10. How does Camilo speak about art to the inspector? What does he say about modern art?

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