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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Mrs. Milagros have?

2. What does Camilo describe cooking for his father?

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

4. Who is La Chelo?

5. As Camilo struggles with his load, what does one of the other boarding house guests say to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Camilo's arrangement to work on the new restoration project described in Part I, Chapter 5?

2. In Part I, Chapter 7, what relationship does David Reguel now claim to have with Rosaura?

3. How does Mrs. Milagros react when she reads Camilo's letters? What does she tell Camilo?

4. How does Mrs. Milagros first see an image of Rosaura?

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

6. Who narrates Part I, Chapter 1, of the text, and why does she tell her story?

7. How does Camilo react to the letter that he receives telling him that he and his love must be separated and that he should be patient and wait?

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

9. How does Mrs. Milagros describe the story of Camilo meeting Rosaura in Part I, Chapter 5?

10. What do we learn about Mrs. Milagros, the narrator of Part I, Chapter 1, from her own descriptions of other characters at the beginning of the text?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rosaura has had several names and identities during her life. What names has she had? Why has she had these names? Do any of the other characters share with her having had several identities?

Essay Topic 2

As Mrs. Milagros relays the experience of reading Rosaura's letter, she touches on the theme of education. She notes that Rosaura's writing is that of a literate, educated woman. She also notes the education of others in the boarding house like David Reguel, who is very learned and intimidates her. How does education manifest itself? How does it unite and separate the characters?

Essay Topic 3

What people and things are presented as unimportant but turn out to be central to the novel's mystery?

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