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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time passes before Marie Antoinette is about to meet her boys in the United States?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 3-1/2 years.

2. What aspect of breadfruit does Carlos most appreciate?
(a) The way it sounds when it falls from the tree.
(b) Its explosive potential.
(c) Its taste.
(d) The way it looks.

3. In Chapter 36, who spends an evening with Fidel?
(a) Pilar.
(b) Aunt Carmela.
(c) Aunt Lily.
(d) Kika.

4. What did Aunt Lily receive from her fiancé before he died?
(a) A sapphire ring.
(b) A string of pearls.
(c) A diary.
(d) A fountain pen.

5. Carlos mentions in Chapter 27 that his beloved teacher told his mother he has the nicest what?
(a) Math skills.
(b) Hair.
(c) Penmanship.
(d) Skin.

6. What is the name of Carlos's best friend in Chapter 27?
(a) Hernando.
(b) José.
(c) Ciro.
(d) María Josefa.

7. Approximately how old is the villain in Chapter 32?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Fifteen.

8. Which of the children's acquaintances eats breadfruit voluntarily?
(a) Caridad.
(b) Inocencia.
(c) The Jamaican man.
(d) Eugenio's mother.

9. Which astronaut does Carlos see in Chapter 38?
(a) Buzz Aldrin.
(b) John Glenn.
(c) Yuri Gagarin.
(d) Neil Armstrong.

10. Carlos states that after the incident related in Chapter 32, he became as "paranoid" as which character?
(a) Tony.
(b) Fernando.
(c) Filo.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

11. What is Fidel's title?
(a) Comrade Castro.
(b) Mr. President.
(c) Maximum Leader.
(d) His Majesty the King.

12. As Chapter 37 discusses, with what object does Carlos work when he takes a summer job at Marie Antoinette's factory?
(a) Screws.
(b) Plastic tubing.
(c) Gears.
(d) Iron filings.

13. When does Carlos's school close?
(a) April 1961.
(b) July 1964.
(c) September 1962.
(d) December 1958.

14. According to Chapter 35, what is the name of the boy who becomes friends with a crucifix in a movie that Carlos has seen?
(a) Marcelino.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Miguel.
(d) Manuel.

15. With whom does Carlos see Fidel in person, as discussed in Chapter 38?
(a) Louis XVI.
(b) His grandfather Amador.
(c) Filo.
(d) Tony.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many lizards does Carlos kill in Chapter 39?

2. In Chapter 35, what does Carlos call the oceanic event he is witnessing?

3. What do the water tanks face?

4. What do Carlos and his friends rescue in Chapter 31?

5. What does Carlos remember best from the year of school he discusses in Chapter 27?

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