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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the Cuban children call their birthday cakes?
(a) Pasteles.
(b) Keikes.
(c) Tortas.
(d) Bollos.

3. What is the name of the beggar in Carlos's neighborhood?
(a) El Carpintero.
(b) El Hombre.
(c) El Loco.
(d) El Jabón.

4. What is Fernando's father's name?
(a) Jaroslav.
(b) Filo.
(c) Hernando.
(d) Isaac.

5. According to the students in Chapter 4, where did Adam and Eve live?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Mesopotamia.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

6. What is the name of the Nietos' family doctor?
(a) Dr. Lázaro.
(b) Dr. Montoya.
(c) Dr. Quinn.
(d) Dr. Portilla.

7. Who is invariably present at birthday parties?
(a) A clown.
(b) A balloon artist.
(c) The children's mothers.
(d) The priest.

8. In Chapter 22, what lands on Fidel's shoulder?
(a) A pigeon.
(b) A hawk.
(c) A dove.
(d) A bald eagle.

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

10. In which theater is Carlos watching a movie in the beginning of Chapter 23?
(a) Cinema 8.
(b) Miramar Theater.
(c) The Roxy.
(d) The Tandy.

11. Which philosopher does Carlos despise?
(a) Derrida.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Heigel.
(d) Kant.

12. What city is described in the beginning of chapter 3?
(a) Chicago.
(b) San Juan.
(c) Havana.
(d) New York.

13. What animal do Carlos and his friends try to send into space?
(a) A lizard.
(b) A preying mantis.
(c) A chimpanzee.
(d) A dog.

14. Which cinema has deplorable restrooms?
(a) Miramar Theater.
(b) The Rialto.
(c) The Roxy.
(d) Cinema 11.

15. What is the Spanish word for disillusionment?
(a) Ejecución.
(b) Desengaño.
(c) Camiseta.
(d) Cohete.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is driving the car discussed in Chapter 26?

2. What is Eugenio's nickname?

3. Whose house does Carlos visit in the beginning of Chapter 12?

4. What insects bite Rafa and Carlos in Chapter 5?

5. A diorama of which place fills Carlos's dining room?

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