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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator imagines singing love duets by _________ with the girl.

2. What does Rosa Cabarcas tell the narrator after he destroys the girl's room?

3. Who does the narrator tell the hospital staff he is to gain entrance?

4. What does the storm destroy at the narrator's house?

5. What does the girl do while the narrator destroys the room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Rosa Cabarcas pull the narrator from the girl's bed one night?

2. What does the narrator realize when he chases a girl, thinking she is his Delgadina?

3. What is the narrator's phone conversation like with Rosa Cabarcas after her long absence?

4. How does the narrator react to the false account of the murdered man?

5. What gifts do the narrator and the girl exchange for Christmas?

6. What does the narrator discuss during his breakfasts with Rosa Cabarcas?

7. What does Rosa Cabarcas tell the narrator the girl's life is like?

8. What is the narrator's experience like reading to the girl?

9. How do the newspapers portray the death of the man murdered at Rosa's?

10. What happens with the narrator's cat in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of the individual versus society as it affects both the narrative and morality of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What is the purpose of the narrator investigating the young girl hit by a bus on her bicycle? Why does the narrator go to the hospital in order to see the victim? What is the greater truth he discovers while he is there?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of love and redemption in the novel. Define theme and provide examples from the novel to support your conclusions.

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