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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of the breadfruit "[speaks] of swamps, ooze, eggs and sperm, and infinite reproduction"?
(a) Its smell.
(b) The sound of its explosion.
(c) Its appearance.
(d) Its taste.

2. What do the children of the Nieto family receive when they turn sixteen?
(a) Keys to the family car.
(b) Driving lessons.
(c) A new suit.
(d) Keys to the pantheon.

3. How do most of the men who are in the car in Chapter 26 die?
(a) Of pneumonia.
(b) Of old age.
(c) By a firing squad after the militia stops the car.
(d) In the Bay of Pigs invasion.

4. How many men are in the car that Carlos is envisioning at the beginning of Chapter 26?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Ten.

5. Who is driving the car discussed in Chapter 26?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Louis XVI.
(c) Miguelito.
(d) Fernando.

Short Answer Questions

1. As discussed in Chapter 26, what is in the trunk of the car Carlos is envisioning?

2. What aspect of breadfruit does Carlos most appreciate?

3. Who throws the final breadfruit?

4. When describing the size of breadfruit, Carlos compares them to what?

5. In Chapter 16, where does Carlos see the shape of Cuba?

(see the answer key)

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