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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. What does Mrs. Milagros say that she does too often?

2. How does Camilo react to Mrs. Milagros at the end of Part I, Chapter 4?

3. How does Mrs. Milagros claim she learns more about Camilo's love life?

4. Why does Mrs. Milagros feel bad after laughing at Camilo?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is David Reguel, and how is he introduced in the book?

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

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

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

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

8. In Part I, Chapter 6, how do the people staying at the boarding house begin to talk about Rosaura?

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

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

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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