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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of tile does the narrator's house have?
(a) Florentine.
(b) Parisian.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Mayan.

2. What movies turned the narrator away from the cinema for good?
(a) Gidget.
(b) Shirley Temple.
(c) John Way.
(d) Clint Eastwood.

3. What day of the week does the narrator's birthday fall on?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

4. How much does the narrator agree to pay Rosa Cabracas for his birthday night?
(a) 5 pesos.
(b) 10 pesos.
(c) 4 pesos.
(d) 7 pesos.

5. What subjects did the narrator teach?
(a) Grammar and Reading.
(b) Math and Statistics.
(c) French and Italian.
(d) Latin and Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time does the narrator wake each morning?

3. The narrator's mother was a notable interpreter of ________.

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

5. What birthday is the narrator celebrating at the beginning of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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