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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 new name of the Navy ship Pantoja and the Special Service are allowed to use?

2. The Navy vessel that Pantoja and the Special Service are allowed to use was used for a mission in Colombia in what year?

3. Who is the highest-paid "specialist" in the SSGFRI?

4. Why does Pantoja say to stay away from a type of porpoise oil?

5. What is Brother Francisco's religious title?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Dispatch Number One?

3. What does Pocha tell Chichi about Leonor's following of Brother Fransisco?

4. Why are people in Moronacocha heralding a young boy as a martyr?

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

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

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

8. What is Dispatch Number 2?

9. What does Pocha say in a letter to her sister Chichi in Chapter 3?

10. What is Pantoja's job in Iquitos?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the significance of the religious sect, the Brothers of the Ark. What does the sect seem to represent? What narrative function does the sect serve? How is the sect described throughout the novel? What seems to be the overall tone around the sect? What techniques does the author use to portray the sect? What seems to be the significance of the sacrifices and other violent acts?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the way Olga is portrayed through a series of newspaper articles? How is she depicted in these articles? Explore the contradictions around her portrayal? How has Olga been portrayed in the novel prior to the newspaper articles? Does your opinion of her change at all after reading this chapter? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the dream Pantoja has in which Olga becomes his wife? How does this dream seem to affect him while he is having it? What is the overall tone of the dream? How does he seem to feel about the women in his life in the dream? Why do you think the dream contains several instances of mistaken identity?

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