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

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

3. What kind of staircase does Felipe see at the end of the hall when he goes downstairs in Chapter 2?
(a) Servant's.
(b) Narrow.
(c) Spiral.
(d) Wide.

4. What language does the advertisement request the applicant speaks?
(a) German.
(b) Latin.
(c) French.
(d) English.

5. How is the old woman’s room lit in Chapter 1?
(a) A bare bulb hanging from the high ceiling.
(b) Votive candles.
(c) A single kerosene lamp.
(d) Sunlight coming in from a single window.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Felipe have to learn to get around the house, according to Chapter 2?

2. Where does Felipe search for light when he goes into the house to apply for the job?

3. What religion is represented in the old woman’s room where she is kneeling in Chapter 2?

4. What is the only thing missing from the advertisement, according to the narrator?

5. What does Felipe use to see his way to the old woman’s room after supper in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Felipe’s bedroom and bathroom like?

2. Why is Felipe startled when he sees Aura?

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

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

5. How does the old woman react when Felipe tells her there is a rat’s nest by the chest in Chapter 2? What does this reveal about her?

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

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

8. Describe the door knocker at 815 Donceles Street.

9. What does Felipe wonder as he leaves the café in Chapter 1?

10. What happens when Felipe returns to the café a second morning in Chapter 1?

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