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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator of "Eyes" has dreamed of the woman as what object?
(a) A statue.
(b) A cricket.
(c) A clock.
(d) A painting.

2. For whom did Balthazar make the large bird cage?
(a) José Montiel's son.
(b) Father Anthony Isabel.
(c) Big Mama.
(d) The doctor.

3. Where does the narrator of "Someone" want to put the roses?
(a) On the dining room table.
(b) In a vase.
(c) On the altar at church.
(d) On his grave.

4. In "Someone," what was the girl carrying when she came to the narrator's house?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) A gramophone.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A saxophone.

5. To what does Eva compare her beauty in "Eva Is Inside Her Cat"?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Art.
(c) Night.
(d) A contest.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the girl in "Tuesday Siesta"?

2. What is outside the door in "Eyes"?

3. What color is the cat's fur in "Eva"?

4. How long has the "boy" in "Eva" been dead?

5. How long has the girl in "Someone" been at the narrator's house?

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