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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many women does the narrator have on a list of sexual conquests by his fifties?
(a) 514.
(b) 410.
(c) 879.
(d) 93.

4. What does Rosa Cabarcas tease the narrator about after his first night with the girl?
(a) Cowardice.
(b) Impotence.
(c) Money.
(d) Love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl to whom the narrator was engaged?

2. For how many years did the narrator's fiancé leave the country after he left her at the altar?

3. Who carved the narrator's writing desk?

4. What does Rosa Cabarcas tell the narrator changes over time?

5. How many sheets of paper does the narrator always keep on his desk for writing his column?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What request did the narrator's mother make on her deathbed?

3. What is the narrator's relationship like with his housekeeper?

4. What is the narrator's economic situation?

5. What is the only long term relationship in the narrator's life?

6. What happens when the narrator goes to turn in his resignation at the newspaper?

7. What was the contrast between the narrator's sex life and his regular life?

8. What is the current occupation of the narrator?

9. How would the narrator court his fiancé?

10. What happens on the narrator's taxi ride to the brothel the first time he goes to see the girl?

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