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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which person in Carlos's church is the most adept at using a fan?
(a) Louis XVI.
(b) Mary Magdalen.
(c) Pilate.
(d) Judas.

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

3. How old is Carlos in the anecdote with which chapter 1 opens?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Thirty-five.
(d) Eight.

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

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

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

7. What is the last place mentioned in Chapter 23?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New England.
(c) Miami.
(d) Havana.

8. From what did Carlos's father die?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Cramps.
(d) Stroke.

9. Chapter 3 mentions whom as the translator of the Bible into Latin?
(a) Saint Jerome.
(b) Saint Francis.
(c) Martin Luther.
(d) Gregory the Great.

10. What insects bite Rafa and Carlos in Chapter 5?
(a) Fire ants.
(b) Earwigs.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Japanese beetles.

11. In Chapter 10, where does Carlos state he would like to be buried?
(a) In the family mausoleum.
(b) At a Christmas tree farm.
(c) Under an oak tree.
(d) In Cuba.

12. Carlos discusses which toys in the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) Legos.
(b) Matchbox cars.
(c) Jigsaw puzzles.
(d) Yo-yos.

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

14. What holiday is the Nieto family celebrating at the beginning of Chapter 24?
(a) The Feast of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Michaelmas.
(d) The Feast of Saint Anne.

15. According to a magazine mentioned in Chapter 19, in what year is the world expected to end?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1962.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2010.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fruit does Carlos discuss at length in Chapter 25?

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

3. What is the name of Fernando's cousin, the one who sets off bombs to act against Fidel's government?

4. Which cinema has deplorable restrooms?

5. What is the Spanish word for disillusionment?

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