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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the editor-in-chief talking to when the narrator goes into his office as requested?
(a) Governor.
(b) His father.
(c) Rosa Cabarcas.
(d) President.

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

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

4. What does the narrator find when he goes to turn in his last column?
(a) Rosa Cabarcas.
(b) A party.
(c) An empty office.
(d) A pink slip.

5. The narrator compares his weekly column to what?
(a) Street signs.
(b) Rubbish.
(c) City map.
(d) Archaeological ruins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives the narrator the cat for his birthday?

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

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

4. How old is the editor-in-chief of the newspaper?

5. What is the name of the red light district where the narrator spent most nights?

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