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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 does Mrs. Milagros describe the image she sees of Rosaura in Part I, Chapter 6?

2. What is the subject of the painting described in Part I, Chapter 5?

3. How does Mrs. Milagros characterize the understanding of the other boarding house guests of Camilo's relationship?

4. What color is Rosaura's hair?

5. In the series of events narrated by Mrs. Milagros, when does she initially claim the story begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Milagros describe Camilo settling into the boarding house?

2. Once Mrs. Milagros has read Camilo's final love letter, what advice does she offer him?

3. In Part I, Chapter 7, how does Mrs. Milagros come to read the contents of the final love letter Camilo receives?

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. In Part I, Chapter 3, how does Mrs. Milagros describe the contents of the letters that Camilo receives and who they are from?

10. How does Mrs. Milagros react to Eufrasia's idea to read the letter that arrives in Part I, Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rosaura's letters are important documents in the text, but other documents also become important. Which documents are central to the plot?

Essay Topic 2

There are several recurring motifs in the text. What are these? Give specific examples from the text, and explain why you think that the author has chosen to repeat these ideas.

Essay Topic 3

After reading all of the descriptions of Rosaura (by Mrs. Milagros, David, Camilo, Elsa, and Rosaura's own letter), what is the real story of Rosaura? Tell the story linearly, and be sure to include which narratives the different pieces of the story are pulled from.

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