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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the family that temporarily adopts Carlos in Miami?
(a) Maupassant.
(b) Potok.
(c) Chait.
(d) Becquer.

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

3. What name does Carlos call Ernesto in Chapter ?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Lizard.
(c) Snake.
(d) Bag of bones.

4. According to Chapter 35, what is the name of the boy who becomes friends with a crucifix in a movie that Carlos has seen?
(a) Miguel.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Marcelino.
(d) Manuel.

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

6. Where is the pool that Carlos is observing in Chapter 31?
(a) Aunt Carmela's house.
(b) The National Museum of Aquatic Life.
(c) The Aquarium of the Revolution.
(d) The Monterrey Bay Aquarium.

7. How is the weather in the beginning of Chapter 38?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Cloudy.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Snowy.

8. What crop does Addison grow in his mansion?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Corn.
(d) Grapes.

9. What type of car is Louis XVI driving in Chapter 34?
(a) Cadillac.
(b) Plymouth.
(c) Toyota.
(d) Ford.

10. With what does the villain in Chapter 32 threaten to assault Carlos?
(a) A sharp pencil.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) A pair of brass knuckles.

11. What is the name of Carlos's best friend in Chapter 27?
(a) Hernando.
(b) María Josefa.
(c) Ciro.
(d) José.

12. Who takes the passport photos for Carlos and Tony?
(a) Torso Lady.
(b) Puentes Pi.
(c) The Jamaican man.
(d) Addison.

13. How many children are eventually exiled from Cuba?
(a) 14,000.
(b) 600.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 1,000,000.

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

15. Who throws the final breadfruit?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Manuel.
(c) Rafael.
(d) Tony.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Carlos and his friends rescue in Chapter 31?

3. Where does Carlos almost have to spend the night with a large crucifix, as discussed in Chapter 35?

4. What feeling does this chapter express?

5. What is the nickname of the pool man at the beach club to which Manuel and Rafael belong?

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