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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many lizards does Carlos kill in Chapter 39?
(a) 32.
(b) 41.
(c) 17.
(d) 11.

2. According to Chapter 30, who had been threatening to use voodoo against Carlos?
(a) Ernesto.
(b) Caridad.
(c) Inocencia.
(d) Nilda.

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. In Chapter 35, what does Carlos call the oceanic event he is witnessing?
(a) A phenomenon.
(b) A miracle.
(c) A fluke.
(d) A hoax.

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

9. Who catches Carlos and his friends taunting the young soldiers?
(a) Louis XVI.
(b) Eugenio's mother.
(c) Aunt Lucía.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

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

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

12. In Chapter 40, what does Carlos describe as his first death?
(a) Being bitten by a scorpion.
(b) Being abused by Ernesto.
(c) Realizing that his father prefers Ernesto.
(d) Leaving Cuba.

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

14. As mentioned in Chapter 40, where does Carlos eventually meet his friend Rafa?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Paris.
(d) Miami.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 40, what does Carlos plan to request when he reaches the United States?

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

4. What does Carlos remember best from the year of school he discusses in Chapter 27?

5. How high is the cliff over which the boys and Louis XVI frequently go?

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