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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 Camilo greet Rosaura when she finally arrives at the boarding house?

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 is interviewed in Part III?

5. What is Eufrasia's opinion of most of the people involved in the case?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part IV, how does Eufrasia describe knowing that something was not quite right in Camilo's description of his relationship with Rosaura?

2. How does Elsa speak?

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

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

5. How does the maid say that Rosaura really met Camilo?

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

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

8. How is imagery of the ocean used in Part I, Chapter 8?

9. How does Mrs. Milagros describe learning of a crime?

10. Describe David Reguel's language.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Milagros opens the book describing the assumptions that she has about another character before really getting to know him. Her assumptions prove wrong on several points. These are shown to be wrong in her own narrative as well as in the contrasting narratives of other characters. How do the assumptions of others limit the character's options? How do they shape relationships? List the principal assumptions that shape the story.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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