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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Felipe use to block the door when he goes in his room at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) A table.
(b) An ottoman.
(c) An armchair.
(d) A coat rack.

2. What does Felipe suspect about Aura at the end of breakfast in Chapter 3?
(a) She is being kept against her will.
(b) She is keeping Consuelo against her will.
(c) She has some sort of power over Consuelo.
(d) She is the servant.

3. How long does Felipe try to go back to sleep on his first morning at Consuelo’s house?
(a) Twenty minutes.
(b) Ten minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) Thirty minutes.

4. What does Consuelo say about solitude in Chapter 3?
(a) It is never what it seems.
(b) It is the only true peace.
(c) It shows the true self.
(d) It makes temptation even greater.

5. How old does Aura look when he goes to her in Chapter 4?
(a) Forty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

6. What time of the day is it when Aura leaves Felipe’s room in Chapter 3?
(a) Daybreak.
(b) Evening.
(c) Noon.
(d) Nearly midnight.

7. How long does Felipe want to spend doing his own work, according to Chapter 3?
(a) Two years.
(b) A year.
(c) Six months.
(d) The rest of his life.

8. Why do “they” want us to be alone, according to Chapter 3?
(a) It is the only way to truly understand ourselves.
(b) It is the only way to move forward.
(c) It is the only way to achieve saintliness.
(d) It is the only way to offer true penance.

9. Where does Felipe go after looking at the plants Aura is growing in Chapter 4?
(a) The library.
(b) His room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) Aura’s room.

10. What is wrong with the animals Felipe sees making the strange noise he hears in Chapter 3?
(a) They are staring at him.
(b) They are transforming into a strange mist.
(c) They are eating each other.
(d) They are on fire.

11. What dance do Felipe and Aura dance together in Chapter 4?
(a) A pas de deux.
(b) A quick-step.
(c) A waltz.
(d) A foxtrot.

12. What time is it after Felipe eats dinner alone in Chapter 4?
(a) Barely nine o’ clock.
(b) Almost ten.
(c) Eight-thirty.
(d) A little after seven.

13. What movement do Consuelo and Aura do in unison after Aura and Felipe make love in Chapter 4?
(a) Pray.
(b) Wave.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Nod.

14. How does the narrator describe Aura’s movements at lunch in Chapter 3?
(a) Angelic.
(b) Mysterious.
(c) Mechanical.
(d) Shadowy.

15. Where does Felipe find Aura at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Her room.
(b) The dining room.
(c) Consuelo’s room.
(d) The kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator compare Aura to at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. Where was the General exiled, according to Chapter 3?

3. What color ribbon is the second bundle of manuscripts tied with?

4. What does Aura use to tell Felipe that breakfast is ready in Chapter 3?

5. Who does Felipe see crawling toward him at the beginning of his dream in Chapter 4?

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