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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Carlos call Ernesto in Chapter ?
(a) Lizard.
(b) Snake.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Bag of bones.

2. With whom does Carlos share his fear of sharks?
(a) His wife.
(b) Ernesto.
(c) Louis XVI.
(d) Tony.

3. What is the name of Uncle Amado's wife?
(a) Sofía.
(b) María.
(c) Regina.
(d) Alejandra.

4. Who takes the passport photos for Carlos and Tony?
(a) Torso Lady.
(b) The Jamaican man.
(c) Addison.
(d) Puentes Pi.

5. Who wakes the children in Chapter 29?
(a) Marie Antoinette.
(b) Inocencia.
(c) Louis XVI.
(d) Nilda.

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

7. What is the oceanic event in Chapter 35?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Parrot fish.
(c) Algae.
(d) Sea anemone.

8. According to Fidel as mentioned in Chapter 38, who is "evil"?
(a) Communists.
(b) Capitalists.
(c) Deserters.
(d) Yanquis.

9. What feeling does this chapter express?
(a) Contrition.
(b) Pain.
(c) Peace.
(d) Forgiveness.

10. What does Carlos do on the morning of the day he leaves Cuba?
(a) He visits the family pantheon.
(b) He throws breadfruit at his friends.
(c) He writes a letter to his grandmother.
(d) He roller skates.

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

12. In Chapter 35, what does Carlos call the oceanic event he is witnessing?
(a) A hoax.
(b) A phenomenon.
(c) A miracle.
(d) A fluke.

13. For what do Tony and Carlos search to exchange for pocket change?
(a) Bottles.
(b) Old newspapers.
(c) Aluminum siding.
(d) Old tires.

14. As mentioned in Chapter 40, where does Carlos eventually meet his friend Rafa?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Miami.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Paris.

15. In Chapter 32, who else is present while Carlos is talking with the villain?
(a) Eugenio.
(b) Ernesto.
(c) Jorge.
(d) Tony.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Carlos see Fidel in person, as discussed in Chapter 38?

2. According to Carlos, next to whom should Ernesto sit in heaven?

3. With what does the villain in Chapter 32 threaten to assault Carlos?

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

5. According to Chapter 37, with what is Carlos's Havana "dotted"?

(see the answer keys)

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