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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. What does Eufrasia claim she could not help but do in her bed?

2. What language does the narrator of Part II, Chapter 11, use to describe the idea that a person needs motive to kill?

3. What does the investigator notice about Camilo's fingers?

4. Who joins Mrs. Milagros to the door to greet Rosaura in Part I, Chapter 8?

5. What do Mrs. Milagros' daughters comment about how Rosaura spoke the first night she arrived at the boarding house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the role of the inspector in Part III different from his role in earlier chapters?

2. How does Camilo speak about art to the inspector? What does he say about modern art?

3. How does Camilo's idealized mental version of Rosaura compare to who she is in reality?

4. How does Eufrasia claim that the boarding house maid reacts to Camilo's wedding?

5. What kind of relationship develops between Rosaura and David Reguel?

6. How does Mrs. Milagros describe the wedding and the party afterward?

7. Why do Mrs. Milagros' daughters take an interest in Rosaura's identification?

8. How does Elsa speak?

9. How does Eufrasia describe the relationship between the maid at the boarding house and Camilo?

10. How does Camilo describe the way in which Rosaura came into his life in Part III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Milagros tells Camilo's story in great detail (even scenes that take place away from her that Camilo only told her about). This serves to keep readers interested but also says something about her relationship with Camilo. What does this say about her relationship with Camilo and what she believes to be true?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Milagros' narrative voice sets the tone for the story. How does her particular voice and perspective define the text? What are her beliefs and feelings that most affect how we see her and other characters?

Essay Topic 3

After reading all of the descriptions of Rosaura (by Mrs. Milagros, David, Camilo, Elsa, and Rosaura's own letter), what is the real story of Rosaura? Tell the story linearly, and be sure to include which narratives the different pieces of the story are pulled from.

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