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

2. What is the name of the relative that Pocha writes a letter to in Chapter 3?
(a) Chichi.
(b) Louisa.
(c) Marena.
(d) Maria.

3. What nickname do the prostitutes give to the command post where Pantoja works?
(a) Pantiville.
(b) Pantiworld.
(c) Port Panty.
(d) Pantiland.

4. Who is Master Poncio?
(a) A priest.
(b) A general in the military.
(c) A famed magician.
(d) A sorcerer.

5. What is Collazos' first name?
(a) Panda.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Rex.
(d) Fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pocha tells her relative that Pantoja will want to have a baby after he obtains how many stripes?

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

3. What is Olga's last name?

4. On what day of the month is the Special Services' pilot mission?

5. What kind of soldiers will not be allowed to use prostitutes in Pantoja's special service?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dispatch Number 2?

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

3. Why is Pantoja happy at the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. Why is Captain Pantoja being relocated in Chapter 1?

5. Why does Pantoja sample strange drinks and concoctions?

6. How has Pocha adapted to life in Iquitos?

7. What does the dispatch from Rear Admiral Carrillo, Chief of the River Forces of the Amazon to Captain Pantoja's superiors say?

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

9. What do Pocha and Alicia spend their time doing?

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

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