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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Carlos's nanny?

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

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

4. Carlos discusses which toys in the beginning of Chapter 25?

5. What do Carlos and Tony call Santa Claus?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain what happens when people begin to shout "paredón."

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

4. Why does Louis XVI wish he could have afforded to be Pilate in the church murals?

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

6. Explain one of the lessons on hell that is described in Chapter 19.

7. In Chapter 20, how does Louis XVI deal with the man at the door?

8. Describe what Carlos sees at the dining room window in Chapter 6.

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

10. Describe the incident in which the boys try to send something into orbit.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two symbols that signify unrelated concepts, and then, using your literary sensibilities, create some common ground between them based on the material you find in the book. Remember that symbols can carry many different levels of meaning and that you can espouse any position you are capable of defending.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationship between history and memory in this book. In your opinion, is this book more about Carlos's memories or more about history? Explain your thoughts, using as much detail from the text as you can remember.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the personal and professional lives of Fidel.

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