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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the boys throw at each other in Chapter 15?
(a) Stones.
(b) Firecrackers.
(c) Breadfruit.
(d) Apples.

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

4. As discussed in Chapter 26, what is in the trunk of the car Carlos is envisioning?
(a) Birthday balloons.
(b) Anti-Communist propaganda.
(c) Firearms.
(d) Hard-boiled eggs.

5. How do most of the men who are in the car in Chapter 26 die?
(a) Of pneumonia.
(b) In the Bay of Pigs invasion.
(c) By a firing squad after the militia stops the car.
(d) Of old age.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of the breadfruit "[speaks] of swamps, ooze, eggs and sperm, and infinite reproduction"?

2. Which of the following is not one of the common causes of death, according to Marie Antoinette?

3. Which of the children's acquaintances eats breadfruit voluntarily?

4. Who is driving the car discussed in Chapter 26?

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

(see the answer key)

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