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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Part I, Chapter 1, Mrs. Milagros claims that Camilo had been staying with her for six months. In Part I, Chapter 2, how long does she say that he had stayed with her?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 year.
2. What does Camilo paint while working on a larger oil painting?
(a) A gift for Mrs. Milagros.
(b) A smaller image of the house.
(c) A letter proposing to his love.
(d) A small portrait of Rosaura.
3. How much does Camilo inform Mrs. Milagros about his letters?
(a) He reads them aloud to her.
(b) He only tells her they are about work.
(c) He describes them at meal times.
(d) He tells her very little.
4. What does Eufrasia argue is "evident" in Part I, Chapter 4?
(a) Mrs. Milagros' soup has made Camilo sick.
(b) Matilde is in love with Camilo.
(c) The letters are arriving with such frequency that Mrs. Milagros must speak with Camilo.
(d) Mrs. Milagros has a right to open the letter.
5. In Part I, Chapter 6, why do Mrs. Milagros and her daughters join Camilo in his room?
(a) To see his painting.
(b) To assist him in removing spilled paint from the floor.
(c) To assess water damage.
(d) To take him some tea after the accident.
6. How does Mrs. Milagros claim she learns more about Camilo's love life?
(a) He shares with her his paintings of Rosaura.
(b) He shares details with her every Monday.
(c) He now reads her Rosaura's letters.
(d) He reads her the letters he writes in response to Rosaura.
7. What happens to the boarding house while Camilo stays there?
(a) It becomes well known.
(b) It burns down.
(c) It becomes totally abandoned, and he is the only guest.
(d) It gets painted.
8. According to Mrs. Milagros, on what day does Camilo visit the writer of the letters?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Friday nights, after work.
(d) Weekends.
9. How does Mrs. Milagros believe she should respond to Camilo's letters?
(a) Like a jealous lover.
(b) Like an angry father.
(c) Like a concerned mother.
(d) Like a concerned rent collector.
10. Which of the following best describes Mrs. Milagros' tone in Part I, Chapter 1?
(a) Angry.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Happy.
(d) Chatty.
11. What do Mrs. Milagros and her daughters suggest Camilo do if Rosaura's father is difficult?
(a) Have Rosaura plan to leave the house while he is away.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Ask a priest to argue on his behalf.
(d) Run away with her.
12. After all of the years Camilo has stayed with Mrs. Milagros, which of the following best describes their relationship?
(a) Antagonistic.
(b) Like a mother and son.
(c) Like lovers.
(d) Hateful.
13. How do guests organize for meal times?
(a) They all eat at the same table.
(b) They eat at a picnic table in the yard.
(c) They eat in their own rooms.
(d) They don't eat together since the kitchen is being remodeled.
14. What does Mrs. Milagros' daughter Enilde do?
(a) She studies painting.
(b) She studies music.
(c) She works on a farm.
(d) She is now the boarding house cook.
15. Why does Camilo claim that he should leave Rosaura?
(a) He lacks funds.
(b) The relationship is causing too much commotion in the house.
(c) The relationship is dangerous.
(d) Rosaura is a liar.
Short Answer Questions
1. To what kind of neighborhood does Camilo travel in Part I, Chapter 5?
2. Who claims to have met Rosaura?
3. As Camilo struggles with his load, what does one of the other boarding house guests say to him?
4. Why does Camilo claim that he takes powders, pills, and syrups?
5. Mrs. Milagros opens the book with a description of a guest arriving at her boarding house. Who was that guest?
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