Rosaura a Las Diez Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Marco Denevi
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Rosaura a Las Diez Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Marco Denevi
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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 claims to have met Rosaura?

2. How does Mrs. Milagros believe she should respond to Camilo's letters?

3. Which of the following best describes Camilo's opinion of the painting he sees in Part I, Chapter 5?

4. What do Mrs. Milagros and her daughters suggest Camilo do if Rosaura's father is difficult?

5. After all of the years Camilo has stayed with Mrs. Milagros, which of the following best describes their relationship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Are there any indicators in Part I, Chapter 2 that Camilo might be involved in an investigation?

2. How does Mrs. Milagros describe Camilo settling into the boarding house?

3. In the Part I, Chapter 2, how does Mrs. Milagros characterize Camilo as a boarding house guest?

4. In Part I, Chapter 3, how does Mrs. Milagros describe the contents of the letters that Camilo receives and who they are from?

5. What is David Reguel's response to Camilo's portrait of Rosaura?

6. 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?

7. What does Mrs. Milagros tell the inspector about Camilo's business?

8. Once Mrs. Milagros has read Camilo's final love letter, what advice does she offer him?

9. In Part I, Chapter 6, how do the people staying at the boarding house begin to talk about Rosaura?

10. How is the letter described in Part I, Chapter 4 different from the earlier letters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Milagros opens the book describing the assumptions that she has about another character before really getting to know him. Her assumptions prove wrong on several points. These are shown to be wrong in her own narrative as well as in the contrasting narratives of other characters. How do the assumptions of others limit the character's options? How do they shape relationships? List the principal assumptions that shape the story.

Essay Topic 2

Which characters are described as having unique "manias," or odd idiosyncratic ways of doing things? What role do these play in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

In the first part of the novel, several weeks after Camilo moves in, the narrator follows Camilo to his studio to see what it's like. She is impressed by his business and can't believe that people pay him so much money to restore their paintings. At this point, the difference in Camilo's finances and Mrs. Milagros' finances is underlined. At what other points in the book is the theme of money addressed by comparing the way that two different characters live due to their financial situations?

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