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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. What does the narrator shout at Rosa Cabarcas after she tries to explain the girl's appearance?
2. What does the narrator imagine the girl asking him about at breakfast?
3. What is the painting called that the narrator hangs in the girl's room?
4. What does the narrator call the newspaper censor?
5. The narrator buys the following to take to the girl's room EXCEPT one.
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the narrator trace the sleeping girl's hand?
2. What does the narrator realize when he chases a girl, thinking she is his Delgadina?
3. What happens when the narrator arrives at Rosa Cabarcas's to see the girl after a month apart?
4. What does the narrator do to try to rectify the false account of the banker's death?
5. What does his love for the girl cause the narrator to see about himself?
6. What does the narrator discuss during his breakfasts with Rosa Cabarcas?
7. How does the narrator's feeling for the girl change his column?
8. What is the narrator's experience like reading to the girl?
9. What is the narrator's phone conversation like with Rosa Cabarcas after her long absence?
10. What gifts do the narrator and the girl exchange for Christmas?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the narrator remember when he returns to the part of town where his father used to work? What does this memory illuminate about the narrator and the choices he made throughout his life?
Essay Topic 2
What is the nature of the narrator's relationship with Rosa Cabarcas? What does their relationship illustrate in the novel? Give textual support for your statements.
Essay Topic 3
How do the cultural and historical aspects of the setting impact the narrative? How do they impact the themes of morality and love?
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