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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. Where does Mrs. Milagros hang the painting "La Madrilena"?

2. Where does Mrs. Milagros say that she will go if she needs to?

3. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Milagros?

4. What does Mrs. Milagros encourage Camilo to do in Part I, Chapter 4?

5. What happens to the boarding house while Camilo stays there?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Mrs. Milagros' first impressions of Camilo? How does she describe them?

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

4. Why does Camilo claim that he has no family? How does this affect his initial meeting with Mrs. Milagros?

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

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

7. What opinion and advice does Mrs. Milagros give Camilo about his love?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The difference between appearances, fantasy, and reality are blurred in several scenes in the text. Describe these moments in the text as well as the repeated imagery that may have to do with the blurring of these boundaries.

Essay Topic 2

Which characters are described as having unique "manias," or odd idiosyncratic ways of doing things? What role do these play in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Male vs. female roles and stereotypes are addressed at various points throughout the text. Describe three scenes where this theme is highlighted.

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