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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After they ran out of things to talk about, how would the narrator spend his evenings with his fiancé?
(a) Crocheting.
(b) Talking.
(c) Kissing.
(d) Reading.

2. What does the narrator say caused him to lose all his lovers?
(a) Empty soul.
(b) Insufficient funds.
(c) Mean heart.
(d) Pointless rigor.

3. What is the name of the red light district where the narrator spent most nights?
(a) Barrio Chino.
(b) Barrio Juarez.
(c) Barrio Cinco.
(d) Barrio Juanita.

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

5. What time did the bride's family begin to knock on the narrator's door on the day he missed his wedding?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

6. What is the topic of the narrator's birthday column?
(a) His mother.
(b) Love.
(c) Old age.
(d) Youth.

7. What is the name of the narrator's housekeeper?
(a) Delgadina.
(b) Damiana.
(c) Florina.
(d) Lucinda.

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

9. How many years did the housekeeper cry over her love for the narrator?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 22 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 12 years.

10. What kind of cat does the narrator get for his birthday?
(a) Angora.
(b) Long-hair.
(c) Tabby.
(d) Siamese.

11. What was the narrator's fiancé wearing the first time he saw her?
(a) A red dress.
(b) Black high heels.
(c) A lace negligee.
(d) An orange flower.

12. What does the narrator put in his morning coffee?
(a) Cream.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Honey.
(d) Milk.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did the narrator's fiancé end up having?

2. Where does the narrator think condemned souls go?

3. What does the narrator do when the girls in the office tease him about sex?

4. The narrator compares his weekly column to what?

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

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