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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who carved the narrator's writing desk?
(a) His father.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His uncle.
(d) Himself.

3. When the narrator insists on seeing the girl again in Chapter 5, Rosa Cabarcas tells him he asks for _____.
(a) Impossible gifts.
(b) Trouble.
(c) Illusions.
(d) Heaven.

4. The narrator's sense of _________ has always been more developed than his fear of death.
(a) Social decency.
(b) Family obligations.
(c) Humanity.
(d) Adventure.

5. What does the narrator have a reputation for being?
(a) Mean.
(b) A womanizer.
(c) Generous.
(d) A miser.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator run into Casilda Armenta?

2. Where does Rosa Cabarcas tell the narrator she has been after her month-long disappearance?

3. What does the narrator decide to give himself for a birthday gift?

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

5. What does the narrator bring to the girl after their time apart?

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