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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What noise does Felipe hear when he is finishing shaving at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Yowling.
(c) Whispering.
(d) Crying.

3. Why does Felipe want the job of finishing the General’s memoirs to last as long as possible?
(a) To solve the mystery of the cats.
(b) To get more money.
(c) To spend more time with Consuelo.
(d) To spend more time with Aura.

4. Who does the person Felipe sees at the beginning of his dream in Chapter 4 transform into?
(a) Saga.
(b) Consuelo.
(c) The servant.
(d) Aura.

5. What does Felipe do when he hears the bell for supper in Chapter 3?
(a) Nothing.
(b) He sneaks into Consuelo’s empty room.
(c) He asks for his meal to be brought up.
(d) He goes down to the dining room.

6. Who is with Felipe when he wakes up from his dream in Chapter 3?
(a) The servant.
(b) Aura.
(c) Consuelo.
(d) No one.

7. What does Aura do while Felipe is sitting on her bed in Chapter 4?
(a) Wash his feet.
(b) Dance for him.
(c) Wrap his feet with red ribbon.
(d) Undress him.

8. Where does Consuelo sit when Felipe wakes up after making love with Aura in Chapter 4?
(a) At the top of the staircase.
(b) In an armchair in Aura’s room.
(c) At the foot of the enormous black Christ.
(d) In an armchair in Felipe’s room.

9. What is Consuelo doing when he goes to her room at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Eating.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Praying at her wall of religious icons.
(d) Pantomiming something with her hands.

10. What color is the ink in the General’s manuscripts, according to Chapter 3?
(a) Charcoal.
(b) Rust.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Mustard.

11. What makes animals good companions, according to Consuelo?
(a) They understand more than they are given credit for.
(b) They do not speak.
(c) They are fiercely loyal.
(d) They are always themselves.

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

13. What is Felipe going to ask about at lunch in Chapter 3 while Consuelo is complaining to Aura?
(a) The General.
(b) The servant.
(c) Aura’s parents.
(d) The side garden.

14. What is different about Felipe’s washing routine when he wakes from his dream in Chapter 4?
(a) He pantomimes the actions but does not actually do anything.
(b) He does everything in the wrong order.
(c) He uses the General’s toilet items instead of his own.
(d) He rushes through it.

15. Where does Felipe say he would work better when he speaks with Consuelo after breakfast in Chapter 3?
(a) In electric light.
(b) At his own apartment.
(c) In a public library.
(d) Outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What herb is Aura growing that has heart-shaped leaves?

2. What does Aura tell Felipe they are going to do when he goes to her in Chapter 4?

3. What is served for lunch in Chapter 3?

4. What animal does Felipe determine is making the strange noise he hears in Chapter 3?

5. Where is Felipe at the end of Chapter 4?

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