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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Felipe try to give Aura while they are at supper together in Chapter 2?
(a) A napkin.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A key.

2. What transportation does Felipe take when he leaves the café in Chapter 1?
(a) Street car.
(b) Bicycle.
(c) Taxi.
(d) Bus.

3. What does Felipe find himself repeating as he looks in the mirror in his bathroom in Chapter 2?
(a) “Four thousand pesos.”
(b) “Memoirs.”
(c) “Aura.”
(d) "Saga."

4. What color is Aura wearing in Chapter 2?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aura’s relationship to the old woman, according to Chapter 1?

2. Where does the old woman want Felipe to do his work?

3. Who is “you” in Aura?

4. What material is Aura’s skirt made of in Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Felipe see when he goes into the old woman’s room in Chapter 1?

2. What mystery about the cats is raised at the end of Chapter 2?

3. What is the advertisement Felipe sees in Chapter 1?

4. What does Felipe do in the mirror in his bathroom?

5. How does the evening light in Felipe’s room compare to the light in the rest of the house?

6. Why does Felipe run through dates in his head as he waits for the bus in Chapter 1?

7. What instructions does the old woman give Felipe when he goes into the house in Chapter 1?

8. Explain the two empty place settings at supper in Chapter 2.

9. What does Felipe think the advertisement in Chapter 1 should say?

10. What three things does Felipe do before going down to supper in Chapter 2?

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