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Chapter 1

1. What does the narrator decide to give himself for a birthday gift?
(a) A virgin.
(b) A cat.
(c) A vacation.
(d) An orgy.

2. What birthday is the narrator celebrating at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 100th birthday.
(b) 70th birthday.
(c) 80th birthday.
(d) 90th birthday.

3. What does Rosa Cabarcas tell the narrator changes over time?
(a) Morality.
(b) Memories.
(c) Stories.
(d) Affections.

4. How long has it been since Rosa Cabarcas heard from the narrator?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 15 years.

5. What month is the narrator's birthday in?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) August.

6. The narrator describes himself as ugly, shy and __________.
(a) Antique.
(b) Archaic.
(c) Ancient.
(d) Anachronistic.

7. The narrator's home is on the sunny side of what park?
(a) San Nina.
(b) San Jose.
(c) San Nicolas.
(d) San Josephina.

8. Who did the narrator's father rent the bottom floor of his home to?
(a) Book seller.
(b) Chinese farmers.
(c) Brothel.
(d) Italian merchants.

9. The narrator's mother was a notable interpreter of ________.
(a) Puccini.
(b) Brahm.
(c) Chopin.
(d) Mozart.

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