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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the oceanic event in Chapter 35?
(a) Sea anemone.
(b) Algae.
(c) Parrot fish.
(d) Sharks.

2. In Chapter 32, who else is present while Carlos is talking with the villain?
(a) Eugenio.
(b) Ernesto.
(c) Jorge.
(d) Tony.

3. In Chapter 36, who spends an evening with Fidel?
(a) Pilar.
(b) Kika.
(c) Aunt Carmela.
(d) Aunt Lily.

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

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

6. On what character does this chapter focus?
(a) Ernesto.
(b) Marie Antoinette.
(c) Fernando.
(d) Louis XVI.

7. What sound is present in Carlos's dreams in the opening of Chapter 29?
(a) Thunder.
(b) Air raid sirens.
(c) Firecrackers.
(d) Barking dogs.

8. What is Carlos doing at the beginning of Chapter 40?
(a) Teaching a class.
(b) Skydiving.
(c) Reading.
(d) Boogie-boarding.

9. What do Carlos and his friends rescue in Chapter 31?
(a) A flounder.
(b) A blowfish.
(c) A parrot fish.
(d) A shark.

10. Where does Carlos almost have to spend the night with a large crucifix, as discussed in Chapter 35?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Lugo.
(c) Toledo.
(d) Santiago.

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

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

13. To which organization do Tony and Carlos belong, until they realize it has too many rules?
(a) ROTC.
(b) Cub Scouts.
(c) Hitler Youth.
(d) Future Homemakers of America.

14. Carlos mentions in Chapter 27 that his beloved teacher told his mother he has the nicest what?
(a) Skin.
(b) Math skills.
(c) Hair.
(d) Penmanship.

15. What does Carlos experience at night in Chapter 30?
(a) Fevers.
(b) Night terrors.
(c) Intense mosquito bites.
(d) Sleep apnea.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Carlos's school close?

2. According to Chapter 37, with what is Carlos's Havana "dotted"?

3. What do the water tanks face?

4. What aspect of the breadfruit "[speaks] of swamps, ooze, eggs and sperm, and infinite reproduction"?

5. What is Fidel's title?

(see the answer keys)

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