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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day does the narrator's column appear in the paper?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

2. What was the narrator told would flee from his body when he died?
(a) Lice.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Evil.
(d) Roaches.

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

4. How much does the narrator get paid a month to write his column?
(a) 14 pesos.
(b) 12 pesos.
(c) 20 pesos.
(d) 15 pesos.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one flaw of the narrator's home?

2. What movies turned the narrator away from the cinema for good?

3. How long has it been since Rosa Cabarcas heard from the narrator?

4. How many women does the narrator have on a list of sexual conquests by his fifties?

5. On occasion, the newspaper prints _______ as a favor to the narrator.

(see the answer key)

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