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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is on the ceiling of Felipe’s room?
(a) A chandelier.
(b) A mural.
(c) A skylight.
(d) An enormous spider’s web.

2. Where does Felipe’s ash fall at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Into his cup of tea.
(b) Onto his croissant.
(c) Onto his pant leg.
(d) Onto the advertisement.

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

4. What reason does the old woman give for letting Felipe keep the key to the chest at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) She trusts him.
(b) He will need it the next day.
(c) She has no need of it anymore.
(d) It is part of his job.

5. What is the name of the street Felipe is on to apply for the job?
(a) Donceles.
(b) Bergstralh.
(c) Woodbury.
(d) Sandusky.

6. How many cigarettes does Felipe smoke in his room before supper in Chapter 2?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

7. Who or what is beside Felipe at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) A man.
(b) A girl.
(c) The rabbit.
(d) A dais.

8. What does Aura say there are a lot of in this part of the city in Chapter 2?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Rats.
(d) Dogs.

9. What does Felipe hear when he approaches Aura when it is time for supper in Chapter 2?
(a) A dog barking.
(b) A woman crying.
(c) Yowling cats.
(d) The wind.

10. What does the woman tell Aura about Felipe at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) He is the one they have been waiting for.
(b) He is to be treated as a guest.
(c) He is going to live with them.
(d) He is their hope.

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

12. Why is Felipe unable to leave his door open to let the lamplight guide him back downstairs in Chapter 2?
(a) The darkness of the hall overwhelms the dim lamplight.
(b) He has no lamplight in his room.
(c) The springs close it behind him.
(d) Aura will not let him.

13. What is the monthly salary offered in the advertisement?
(a) Two thousand pesos.
(b) One thousand pesos.
(c) Six thousand pesos.
(d) Four thousand pesos.

14. What does Felipe see against the chest in Chapter 2?
(a) A rat’s nest.
(b) Saga.
(c) A porcelain doll.
(d) A wedding gown.

15. What does Felipe put in Aura’s hand after they leave the dining table in Chapter 2?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A napkin.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A key.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the job the old woman offers Felipe?

2. How many steps forward does the voice tell Felipe to walk when he first goes into the house in Chapter 1?

3. What animal is the knocker on the door when Felipe goes to apply for the job?

4. What does Felipe find himself repeating as he looks in the mirror in his bathroom in Chapter 2?

5. What does Felipe see at the bottom of the stairs that causes him to pause in Chapter 2?

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