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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 22, what does Carlos always ask the soldiers he sees?
(a) "Do you want a drink?"
(b) "Got any bullets?"
(c) "How are you?"
(d) "What time is it?"

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

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

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

5. Which character injures his hand with a firecracker in Chapter 8?
(a) Eugenio.
(b) Tony.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Louis XVI.

6. What fruit does Carlos discuss at length in Chapter 25?
(a) Mamey.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Guanábana.
(d) Bananas.

7. What is the name of Carlos's youngest child?
(a) Bruno.
(b) John-Carlos.
(c) Juan.
(d) Joseph.

8. Who kisses Carlos and leaves a lipstick smudge on his cheek in Chapter 6?
(a) The maid Inocencia.
(b) Aunt Lucía.
(c) Chachi.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

9. As Carlos mentions in Chapter 9, who was the voice of Speedy Gonzalez?
(a) Mel Brooks.
(b) Mel Blanc.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Charlie Chaplin.

10. Who is the principal of Carlos's school?
(a) Brother Francis.
(b) Brother Néstor María.
(c) Brother Juan José.
(d) Brother Ignatius.

11. As discussed in Chapter 26, what is in the trunk of the car Carlos is envisioning?
(a) Firearms.
(b) Hard-boiled eggs.
(c) Anti-Communist propaganda.
(d) Birthday balloons.

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

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

14. Which of the following is not one of the common causes of death, according to Marie Antoinette?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Cramps.

15. What is Carlos's father's profession?
(a) Judge.
(b) Businessman.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city does chapter 21 open?

2. With what do Carlos and Tony strike an eighteenth-century cup in the beginning of Chapter 19?

3. Who developed the concept of Gelassenheit?

4. From what country is Carlos's grandfather Nieto?

5. What holiday is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 2?

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