No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories Quiz

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What does Mina do that suggests to her grandmother that Mina is lying about what happened in the toilet, and why? (from Big Mama’s Funeral, Part 5)

Mina has a fight with her assistant: it's the first time her grandmother has heard her do that.

Mina curses: it's the first time her grandmother has heard her do that.

Mina curses out her mother: it's the first time her grandmother has heard her do that.

Mina fails to make her usual number of flowers: it's the first time that Mina has failed to make her quota.

"Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon" - Who is Doctor Giraldo? (from Big Mama’s Funeral, Part 3)

A rival for the affections of Senora Montiel.

The man who manages Senora Montiel's accounts.

Someone who wants to purchase Balthazar's beautiful cage.

Someone who wants to destroy Balthazar's beautiful cage.

Father Anthony Isabel's surging obsession with "The Wandering Jew" can be seen as paralleling the experience of which character earlier in the collection who also experienced obsessive hope? (from Big Mama’s Funeral, Part 4)

The colonel's obsession with the rooster: the rooster and "The Wandering Jew" are manifestations of obsessive hope.

Ana's obsession with the billiard balls, which, like "The Wandering Jew", is a manifestations of obsessive hope.

The colonel's obsession with his wife's health which, like "The Wandering Jew", is a manifestations of obsessive hope.

The dentist's obsession with the Mayor's tooth: the tooth and and "The Wandering Jew" are manifestations of obsessive hope.

Why is the wife concerned about the colonel's choice to buy food for the rooster? (from No One Writes to the Colonel, Part 1)

She worries that if she and the colonel don't get enough to eat, they won't be able to take care of the rooster and it will die.

She worries that if the rooster gets too much to eat, it will become fat and unable to fight.

She worries that if the rooster gets fed first, she and the colonel won't have enough to eat themselves.

She worries that if the rooster gets fed first, Agustin won't have enough to eat.

In this section, the young man who repaired the clock tells the colonel that there will be a bill for the completed work once the rooster has won the cockfight. What incident, earlier in the narrative, does this moment echo? (from No One Writes to the Colonel, Part 2)

The moment in Part 1 when the doctor says that the colonel will get a bill for his wife's care after the cockfight.

The moment in Part 1 when the doctor says that the colonel will get a bill for his wife's care once the mail arrives.

The moment in Part 1 when Sabas says the colonel will be able to pay for his wife's care after the cockfight.

The moment in Part 1 when the postmaster says that the colonel will be able to pay for his wife's care after the cockfight.