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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 Rosaura claim she first met Camilo?

2. How do Mrs. Milagros' daughters discover Rosaura's age?

3. What does Mrs. Milagros note about Rosaura that she believes demonstrates she had a fight with her father?

4. What do Mrs. Milagros' daughters comment about how Rosaura spoke the first night she arrived at the boarding house?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of relationship develops between Rosaura and David Reguel?

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

4. How does Eufrasia describe the relationship between the maid at the boarding house and Camilo?

5. How does Camilo describe the way in which Rosaura came into his life in Part III?

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

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

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

9. How does Rosaura first come to the boarding house? How is she greeted?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Voice is an overarching technique throughout the text. Not only are the voices of the narrators contrasted, but there is some note of which characters have a voice. At various moments in the book, the fact that Camilo, Rosaura, and the maid don't speak is emphasized. Why do you believe these characters don't speak much? Why do you think that the author wanted to emphasize that point? How do you believe this shapes the text?

Essay Topic 2

As Mrs. Milagros relays the experience of reading Rosaura's letter, she touches on the theme of education. She notes that Rosaura's writing is that of a literate, educated woman. She also notes the education of others in the boarding house like David Reguel, who is very learned and intimidates her. How does education manifest itself? How does it unite and separate the characters?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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