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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. Who discusses meeting Rosaura with Mrs. Milagros after all have gone to their rooms?

2. Who wrote the statement in Part IV?

3. What time does the doorbell ring in Part I, Chapter 8?

4. Where does the maid describe traveling?

5. How does the narrator of Part II, Chapter 11, characterize the people who live at the boarding house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Camilo's idealized mental version of Rosaura compare to who she is in reality?

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

3. Why does Reguel claim he foresaw a crime? How does he describe Camilo's character?

4. How does Elsa speak?

5. How does Rosaura respond to Mrs. Milagros' questioning, and how does this make Mrs. Milagros feel?

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

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

8. How is the role of the inspector in Part III different from his role in earlier chapters?

9. How does Mrs. Milagros describe the wedding and the party afterward?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is used from the very beginning of the book, as mention is made that an investigation is happening, though the reader knows nothing of the crime or even the players involved. Describe two other ways in which foreshadowing and other ways of looking at time non-linearly contribute to the text.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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