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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Aunt Lily receive from her fiancé before he died?
(a) A sapphire ring.
(b) A fountain pen.
(c) A diary.
(d) A string of pearls.

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

4. According to Fidel as mentioned in Chapter 38, who is "evil"?
(a) Yanquis.
(b) Communists.
(c) Capitalists.
(d) Deserters.

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

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

7. What do the boys shoot through their blowguns?
(a) Pebbles.
(b) Darts.
(c) Small pieces of potato.
(d) Dried peas.

8. Which person would never have noticed Carlos's teacher at the co-ed school?
(a) Kant.
(b) Plato.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Fidel Castro.

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

10. Whose screaming diverts the villain's attention in Chapter 32?
(a) Aunt Lucía's.
(b) Eugenio's.
(c) El Loco's.
(d) Marie Antoinette's.

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

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

13. Which of Carlos's relatives always wears a white suit?
(a) Pepito.
(b) Addison.
(c) Ernesto.
(d) Tony.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Carlos states that after the incident related in Chapter 32, he became as "paranoid" as which character?

2. As Chapter 39 opens, what is the crowd calling Marie Antoinette?

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

4. What does Fidel drink in Chapter 36?

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

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