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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. Why is Camilo nervous as Mrs. Milagros and her daughters enter his room?
2. What does Mrs. Milagros claim Camilo did on Sundays?
3. What does Camilo paint while working on a larger oil painting?
4. How much does Camilo inform Mrs. Milagros about his letters?
5. How does Mrs. Milagros describe Camilo in Part I, Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who narrates Part I, Chapter 1, of the text, and why does she tell her story?
2. How does Mrs. Milagros describe the story of Camilo meeting Rosaura in Part I, Chapter 5?
3. Who is Eufrasia Morales?
4. What do we learn about Mrs. Milagros, the narrator of Part I, Chapter 1, from her own descriptions of other characters at the beginning of the text?
5. What does Mrs. Milagros tell the inspector about Camilo's business?
6. What is Camilo's arrangement to work on the new restoration project described in Part I, Chapter 5?
7. How does Camilo react to the letter that he receives telling him that he and his love must be separated and that he should be patient and wait?
8. Are there any indicators in Part I, Chapter 2 that Camilo might be involved in an investigation?
9. How does Mrs. Milagros first see an image of Rosaura?
10. What new restoration project does Camilo describe in Part I, Chapter 5? How did he receive this work?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are several recurring motifs in the text. What are these? Give specific examples from the text, and explain why you think that the author has chosen to repeat these ideas.
Essay Topic 2
As Mrs. Milagros relays the experience of reading Rosaura's letter, she touches on the theme of education. She notes that Rosaura's writing is that of a literate, educated woman. She also notes the education of others in the boarding house like David Reguel, who is very learned and intimidates her. How does education manifest itself? How does it unite and separate the characters?
Essay Topic 3
Two little discussed characters in the novel are the maid Elsa and the man who kills Rosaura (Turco). Why do you believe that the author includes so little detail about these characters?
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