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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Isabel's husband?
(a) María Josefa.
(b) Martín.
(c) Rafael.
(d) Gabriel.

2. What is mentioned as ending the lovers' dreams?
(a) A neighbor's shouting.
(b) An alarm clock.
(c) A traffic jam.
(d) A spoon.

3. What is the weather in "The Other Side of Death"?
(a) Monsoon.
(b) Snow.
(c) Sun.
(d) Rain.

4. What adjective describes the woman's shoes in "Bitterness"?
(a) Bleached.
(b) Weightless.
(c) Leonine.
(d) Linear.

5. How long has the narrator of "Someone" been dead?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Forty years.

6. Who runs the store in "Dialogue"?
(a) Harriet.
(b) Herman.
(c) Matilde.
(d) Mabel.

7. How long does the protagonist of "Dialogue" take for his morning routine?
(a) Seventeen minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) Three minutes.
(d) A half hour.

8. What do the characters in "Night" run into after leaving the bar?
(a) Trunks.
(b) Trees.
(c) A fence.
(d) A building.

9. At the end of "The Woman," what time does the woman say she arrived at the restaurant?
(a) 5:30.
(b) 6:30.
(c) 6:15.
(d) 5:45.

10. How many people are sitting at the table in the beginning of "Night of the Curlews"?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

11. What instrument does the musician in "Nabo" play?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Piano.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Accordion.

12. What causes Eva's suffering in the beginning of the story?
(a) Insects.
(b) Disease.
(c) Fear.
(d) Death.

13. What sound do the sleepwalkers want to hear at the end of "Bitterness"?
(a) Clapping.
(b) Singing.
(c) Jogging.
(d) Crying.

14. What is described in "Monologue" as a "grey, jellyish substance"?
(a) The mud.
(b) The sea.
(c) The sky.
(d) Isabel's rooftop.

15. What type of flower does the protagonist of "The Third Resignation" smell as he is contemplating his decay?
(a) Hibiscus.
(b) Heliotrope.
(c) Carnation.
(d) Rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "One of These Days," what is the Mayor supposed to gargle?

2. In "Monologue," what comes to the garden on Tuesday morning?

3. What smell is mentioned in the first sentence of "The Other Side of Death"?

4. At what other time was the noise present in the protagonist's head in "The Third Resignation"?

5. What biblical characters are referenced in "The Other Side of Death"?

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