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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many favorite books does Eva have?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) Thirteen.

2. What does Eva most want after leaving her body?
(a) A cup of coffee.
(b) An orange.
(c) A nap.
(d) A parasol.

3. What is the woman doing in the beginning of "Eyes"?
(a) Taking a shower.
(b) Making coffee.
(c) Tying her shoes.
(d) Applying makeup.

4. What biblical characters are referenced in "The Other Side of Death"?
(a) Abraham and Sarah.
(b) Jesus and Paul.
(c) Isaac and Rebecca.
(d) Jonah and the whale.

5. How does the woman in "Bitterness" wear her hair?
(a) Permed.
(b) Cut short.
(c) In a ponytail.
(d) Braided.

6. In the end of "The Third Resignation," what does the protagonist die of?
(a) Time.
(b) Exhaustion.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Resignation.

7. What does the woman call José?
(a) Chepe.
(b) Piloncillo.
(c) Cielito lindo.
(d) Pepillo.

8. What smell is mentioned in the first sentence of "The Other Side of Death"?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Formaldehyde.
(c) Fish.
(d) Mint.

9. In "Tuesday Siesta," what is the name of the thief?
(a) José Montiel.
(b) Glasgow.
(c) Carlos Centeno.
(d) Uriel Ramirez.

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

11. What did the woman in "Bitterness" always "carry"?
(a) The weight of the world.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) A shadow.
(d) A baby doll.

12. At what other time was the noise present in the protagonist's head in "The Third Resignation"?
(a) The day of his mother's death.
(b) The day of his wedding.
(c) The day of his death.
(d) The day of his birth.

13. What "martyrs" Eva?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) Communism.

14. What had the woman in "Bitterness" been listening to when she fell?
(a) A bird.
(b) The radio.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A cricket.

15. Where do the sleepwalkers go after the woman's announcement?
(a) The courtyard.
(b) The lake.
(c) Macondo.
(d) The town square.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it at the beginning of "Tuesday Siesta"?

2. What had previously deterred Eva's appetite for oranges?

3. In "The Third Resignation," what does the character think of as "chasing through the tormented corners of his hot, fever-torn head"?

4. By the end of the story, how long has Eva been dead?

5. How old is the protagonist of "The Third Resignation"?

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