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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who buys Carlos and Tony comic books each Wednesday?
(a) Marie Antoinette.
(b) Aunt Carmela.
(c) Eugenio's mother.
(d) Aunt Lucía.

2. On what holiday does Chapter 20 begin?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Independence Day.
(d) Thanksgiving.

3. What do Carlos and Tony call Santa Claus?
(a) Papá Noel.
(b) Santicló.
(c) Saint Nick.
(d) Father Christmas.

4. A diorama of which place fills Carlos's dining room?
(a) Paris.
(b) Bethlehem.
(c) Rome.
(d) Jerusalem.

5. As told in Chapter 25, what movie does Carlos see repeatedly?
(a) The Ten Commandments.
(b) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
(c) The Godfather.
(d) The Passion of the Christ.

6. In Chapter 16, where does Carlos see the shape of Cuba?
(a) In the coffee stain on his favorite shirt.
(b) In an ink stain on his desk.
(c) In an English muffin.
(d) In the clouds.

7. What is a paredón?
(a) A lunatic.
(b) A type of cart.
(c) A wall.
(d) A cry for help.

8. To what sin is Carlos especially prone, as described in Chapter 14?
(a) Theft.
(b) Blasphemy.
(c) Lying.
(d) Gluttony.

9. Carlos notes in Chapter 1 that his Aunt Lucia had been what political figure in a previous life?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) A Bourbon princess.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) A Hapsburg.

10. What is Carlos doing at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Playing baseball.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Body surfing.
(d) Lighting firecrackers.

11. What does the Spanish word "cohetes" mean?
(a) Fire ants.
(b) Firecrackers.
(c) Wasps.
(d) Lemonade.

12. As mentioned in Chapter 7, what is the name of the chimp?
(a) Smoky.
(b) El Loco.
(c) El Rojo.
(d) Blackie.

13. A statue of which saint resides at Aunt Carmela's house?
(a) Saint Lazarus.
(b) Saint Sebastian.
(c) Saint Therese of the Little Flower.
(d) Saint Francis.

14. What movie makes Carlos suddenly like the idea of kissing a woman?
(a) Some Like It Hot.
(b) Queen of Outer Space.
(c) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
(d) Vertigo.

15. From what country did the ancestors of Carlos's mother come?
(a) Finland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Canada.
(d) Peru.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Cuban children call their birthday cakes?

2. How old is Carlos in the anecdote with which chapter 1 opens?

3. Which cinema has deplorable restrooms?

4. How long does Carlos have to wait between eating lunch and going swimming?

5. Who is the principal of Carlos's school?

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