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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which philosopher does Carlos despise?
(a) Kant.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Heigel.
(d) Derrida.

2. What movie makes Carlos suddenly like the idea of kissing a woman?
(a) Queen of Outer Space.
(b) Vertigo.
(c) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
(d) Some Like It Hot.

3. What is the name of the Nietos' family doctor?
(a) Dr. Montoya.
(b) Dr. Quinn.
(c) Dr. Lázaro.
(d) Dr. Portilla.

4. A diorama of which place fills Carlos's dining room?
(a) Bethlehem.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) Jerusalem.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Carlos and Tony call Santa Claus?

2. Of what nationality is the hot dog man in Carlos's neighborhood?

3. How many men are in the car that Carlos is envisioning at the beginning of Chapter 26?

4. What is a paredón?

5. According to Chapter 20, what type of cooking does Carlos find particularly horrifying?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Carlos's third proof for the existence of God, as related in Chapter 11.

2. Why does Carlos wish he could have been a Viking?

3. According to Chapter 22, with what are the boys sick and how do they handle it?

4. What is the game the boys play with the "pesticide Jeep"?

5. What are the instructions that come with receiving a key to the family pantheon?

6. Describe Havana on New Year's Eve, as portrayed in Chapter 1. What has happened to affect the city this way?

7. Who is Mel Blanc, and how does Carlos feel about him?

8. Explain the concept of Gelassenheit.

9. How do Louis XVI's staff members treat him and his family? Why?

10. What is the significance of the mamey pit to Carlos?

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