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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who appears at Camilo's studio at the beginning of Part I, Chapter 5?
(a) A man in mourning.
(b) Eufrasia.
(c) A police officer.
(d) Rosaura.

2. What does Mrs. Milagros do with the letter that arrives for Camilo in Part I, Chapter 4?
(a) Throws it out.
(b) Reads it aloud.
(c) Takes it to the police.
(d) Leaves it in Camilo's room.

3. How does Mrs. Milagros claim Camilo speaks about art?
(a) As a well-informed technician but without imagination in terms of the subject.
(b) Timidly.
(c) Knowledgably and enthusiastically.
(d) Unintelligently, though he does know how to paint.

4. Why does Mrs. Milagros laugh at Camilo's business card?
(a) She laughs at how he hands it to her.
(b) She laughs at his last name.
(c) She laughs at his taking his profession so seriously as to have a card.
(d) She laughs at the color of the card.

5. What does Mrs. Milagros describe as the "eighth station of the Calvary"?
(a) The eighth letter.
(b) The eighth time the investigator arrives at the door.
(c) Eight o'clock in the evening.
(d) The eighth birth at the boarding house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mrs. Milagros hang the painting "La Madrilena"?

2. Who else is in the house where Camilo converses with a patron in Part I, Chapter 5?

3. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Milagros?

4. What do Mrs. Milagros and her daughters do without discussing or agreeing to it, in Part I, Chapter 4?

5. Initially, what does Mrs. Milagros believe is Camilo's job?

(see the answer key)

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