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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. What does Pantoja tell his family he is doing for his new job?
(a) Working with finances.
(b) Working on a drug mission.
(c) Working as a spy.
(d) Working as a preacher.

2. Where does Pocha hope Pantoja's assignment will take them?
(a) Bogotá.
(b) Lima.
(c) Caracas.
(d) Mexico City.

3. Pocha tells her relative that Pantoja will want to have a baby after he obtains how many stripes?
(a) Ten.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. What country does the novel take place in when it opens?
(a) Spain.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Peru.

5. What is Pantoja's first name?
(a) Jose.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Baldovín.
(d) Pantaleón.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dispatch from Captain Pantoja to General Collazos follows Carrillo's naval memorandum?

2. How does Pocha meet her new friend?

3. Who has problems with their telephone in Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of the memorandum from Pantoja to Collazos at the beginning of Chapter 2?

5. What is Brother Francisco's religious title?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Pocha tell Chichi she is having with Pantoja?

2. Why are Sinforoso Caiguas and Palominos Rioalto chosen to assist Pantoja and his new operation?

3. Why does it take Pantoja and his crew a week to turn the Itaya depot into a suitable work space?

4. Why does Pantoja sample strange drinks and concoctions?

5. What is Dispatch Number 2?

6. What signs of growth in the Special Service are shown in Chapter 5?

7. What have Poncio and his devotees been working on?

8. How has Pocha adapted to life in Iquitos?

9. Why does Pantoja begin receiving complaints from military posts?

10. Where does Pantoja's family hope he relocates?

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