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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the young Revolutionary soldiers-in-training called?
(a) Communist Youth.
(b) Los Communistas Militantes.
(c) Pioneers.
(d) Junior Axmen.

2. What is the most noticeable thing about the woman mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 34?
(a) Her hat.
(b) The color of her shirt.
(c) Her rear end.
(d) Her large feet.

3. In Chapter 38, what is described as "rivers of sludge"?
(a) The runoff from a hard rain.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Roads.
(d) The runway at the airport.

4. In his speeches, what does Fidel call the children who are being exiled to the United States?
(a) "Pampered boys."
(b) "Scum-eaters."
(c) "Cowards."
(d) "Spoiled brats."

5. In Chapter 40, what does Carlos plan to request when he reaches the United States?
(a) A piece of gum.
(b) A hot dog.
(c) A milkshake.
(d) A Coca-Cola.

6. What aspect of breadfruit does Carlos most appreciate?
(a) The way it looks.
(b) Its explosive potential.
(c) The way it sounds when it falls from the tree.
(d) Its taste.

7. According to Chapter 35, what "never shut[s] up about Ernesto"?
(a) The oceanic event.
(b) Marie Antoinette.
(c) Louis XVI.
(d) The diving board.

8. According to the reports of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in Chapter 29, who has been arrested?
(a) Pepito.
(b) Aunt Lucía.
(c) The Jamaican man.
(d) Filo.

9. What is accompanying the villain in Chapter 32?
(a) A cat.
(b) A lizard.
(c) A chimpanzee.
(d) A dog.

10. With whom does Carlos share his fear of sharks?
(a) Tony.
(b) Ernesto.
(c) Louis XVI.
(d) His wife.

11. Who has an empty pool under his house?
(a) Ernesto's birth parents.
(b) Uncle Amado.
(c) Filo.
(d) Louis XVI.

12. What does the sound in the beginning of Chapter 29 turn out to be?
(a) Bombs.
(b) Armies marching through the street.
(c) Firecrackers.
(d) An alarm clock.

13. In Chapter 37, Carlos dreams of having a pool filled with what?
(a) Orange juice.
(b) Chocolate pudding.
(c) Vegetable soup.
(d) Jell-O.

14. As Chapter 37 discusses, with what object does Carlos work when he takes a summer job at Marie Antoinette's factory?
(a) Screws.
(b) Iron filings.
(c) Gears.
(d) Plastic tubing.

15. Which astronaut does Carlos see in Chapter 38?
(a) Buzz Aldrin.
(b) Yuri Gagarin.
(c) Neil Armstrong.
(d) John Glenn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many women live in the beautiful house of which Chapter 36 speaks?

2. What sound is present in Carlos's dreams in the opening of Chapter 29?

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

4. Who always wears a tuxedo, cape, and top hat?

5. Which of Carlos's relatives always wears a white suit?

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