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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. Who joins Mrs. Milagros to the door to greet Rosaura in Part I, Chapter 8?
(a) Mrs. Milagros.
(b) The maid.
(c) Camilo.
(d) Eufrasia.

2. Who does Camilo claim wrote the love letters to him?
(a) Mrs. Milagros wrote them.
(b) He wrote them.
(c) Rosaura wrote them.
(d) Matilde wrote them.

3. What role does the investigator play in Part II, Chapter 11?
(a) The investigator wrote the letter that is the chapter
(b) The investigator narrates the entire chapter.
(c) The investigator's questions are repeated, as the narrator enters into dialog.
(d) He is no longer part of the book at this point.

4. What language does the narrator of Part II, Chapter 11, use to describe the idea that a person needs motive to kill?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Latin.
(c) German.
(d) French.

5. What does the investigator notice about Camilo's fingers?
(a) They are stained with ink.
(b) They have been scraped.
(c) They are short.
(d) They are discolored.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the final letter of the book addressed?

2. Who discusses meeting Rosaura with Mrs. Milagros after all have gone to their rooms?

3. Who stays seated at the table and does not join Mrs. Milagros in greeting Rosaura?

4. Who narrates Part I, Chapter 10?

5. How does Mrs. Milagros compare Rosaura's appearance in person with her portrait?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does David Reguel explain Camilo and Rosaura's relationship?

2. What does Mrs. Milagros discuss with her daughters about Rosaura after first meeting her?

3. How does Reguel describe Mrs. Milagros and the other boarders?

4. Describe David Reguel's language.

5. How does Camilo describe the way in which Rosaura came into his life in Part III?

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

7. How does Eufrasia claim that the boarding house maid reacts to Camilo's wedding?

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

9. Why do the police show up at the boarding house? How does Mrs. Milagros deal with the intrusion?

10. What kind of relationship develops between Rosaura and David Reguel?

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