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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Fernando's father's name?
(a) Hernando.
(b) Jaroslav.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Filo.

2. Where was Fernando born?
(a) The United States.
(b) Spain.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Cuba.

3. In Chapter 16, where does Carlos see the shape of Cuba?
(a) In the clouds.
(b) In an ink stain on his desk.
(c) In the coffee stain on his favorite shirt.
(d) In an English muffin.

4. What aspect of the breadfruit "[speaks] of swamps, ooze, eggs and sperm, and infinite reproduction"?
(a) Its smell.
(b) The sound of its explosion.
(c) Its taste.
(d) Its appearance.

5. How long does Carlos have to wait between eating lunch and going swimming?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) One hour.
(d) No time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys throw at each other in Chapter 15?

2. What do the children of the Nieto family receive when they turn sixteen?

3. As discussed in Chapter 26, what is in the trunk of the car Carlos is envisioning?

4. How do most of the men who are in the car in Chapter 26 die?

5. Who throws the final breadfruit?

(see the answer key)

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