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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. Who does the narrator compare the girl to after their time apart?

2. What does the narrator wear around his house?

3. The narrator buys the following to take to the girl's room EXCEPT one.

4. In the delirium of love, the narrator takes part in a ________.

5. Who does the narrator think left the message scrawled in lipstick in the girl's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator handle not being able to contact the girl?

2. How does his time with the girl change the narrator?

3. What kind of objects does the narrator bring to the girl's room?

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

5. What does the narrator find on the mirror the morning after his second night with the girl?

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

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

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

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

10. How does the narrator's feeling for the girl change his column?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the allegorical implications of the song of Delgadina. Define allegory and provide examples or quotes to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

How do the cultural and historical aspects of the setting impact the narrative? How do they impact the themes of morality and love?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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