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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Felipe at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) At a café.
(b) At the library.
(c) In his office.
(d) In his apartment.

2. What method is required to apply to the advertisement in Chapter 1?
(a) Felipe must mail a resume.
(b) Felipe must apply by phone.
(c) Felipe must apply in person.
(d) Felipe must request more information, and then be invited to apply.

3. What color is the ribbon attached to the chest key the old woman gives Felipe in Chapter 2?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Purple.

4. What does Felipe use to see his way to the old woman’s room after supper in Chapter 2?
(a) His fingertips.
(b) A candelabra.
(c) A flashlight.
(d) An oil lamp.

5. What military rank did the old woman’s husband hold?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Admiral.
(d) General.

6. What is on the first serving platter Aura uncovers at Felipe’s first supper at the house?
(a) Beans and rice.
(b) Broiled tomatoes.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Liver and onions.

7. What is Felipe instructed to do after he steps forward when he first goes into the house in Chapter 1?
(a) Open the door to the hall.
(b) Sit down.
(c) Go up the staircase.
(d) Light the lantern.

8. What is on the wall where the old woman is kneeling after supper in Chapter 2?
(a) A photo of the General.
(b) An enormous wooden crucifix.
(c) A stained glass window.
(d) Religious objects.

9. Where does the old woman want Felipe to do his work?
(a) At his apartment.
(b) At her home.
(c) At the library.
(d) In her husband’s study.

10. How long ago did Llorente die, according to Chapter 1?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Forty years.
(d) Sixty years.

11. What is the job the old woman offers Felipe?
(a) Finishing her memoirs.
(b) Writing a history of her family.
(c) Cataloging her family photos.
(d) Finishing her deceased husband’s memoirs.

12. What does the old woman tell Felipe she is grateful for at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) His patience.
(b) His kindness.
(c) His agreeability.
(d) His professionalism.

13. What does Felipe touch when he reaches out for the old woman’s hand?
(a) Something sharp and cold.
(b) The bedpost.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) The bedclothes.

14. What is the point of view of Aura?
(a) Third-person limited.
(b) Third-person limited.
(c) Second-person.
(d) First-person.

15. What is the old woman’s name?
(a) Emilia.
(b) Consuelo.
(c) Maria.
(d) Llorrente.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Felipe hear when he approaches Aura when it is time for supper in Chapter 2?

2. How is the old woman’s room lit in Chapter 1?

3. What is the monthly salary offered in the advertisement?

4. According to Aura in Chapter 2, who has gone for Felipe’s belongings?

5. What is on the second serving platter Aura uncovers at Felipe’s first supper at the house?

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