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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the pool that Carlos is observing in the beginning of Chapter 31?
(a) Iguanas.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Manta rays.
(d) Manitees.

2. What aspect of the breadfruit "[speaks] of swamps, ooze, eggs and sperm, and infinite reproduction"?
(a) The sound of its explosion.
(b) Its smell.
(c) Its appearance.
(d) Its taste.

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

4. What is the nickname of the pool man at the beach club to which Manuel and Rafael belong?
(a) El Loco.
(b) El Soldado.
(c) Sherlock.
(d) Popeye.

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

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

7. What is the nickname for the place where the boys wait in the airport?
(a) La quincena.
(b) The fishbowl.
(c) The wailing room.
(d) Virgil's Place.

8. What is Fidel's title?
(a) His Majesty the King.
(b) Maximum Leader.
(c) Mr. President.
(d) Comrade Castro.

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

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

11. When does Carlos's school close?
(a) April 1961.
(b) December 1958.
(c) July 1964.
(d) September 1962.

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

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

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

15. Who is "capable of poisoning [Carlos's] relationship with [his] father"?
(a) El Loco.
(b) Ernesto.
(c) Tony.
(d) Pepito.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop does Addison grow in his mansion?

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

3. With what does the villain in Chapter 32 threaten to assault Carlos?

4. What does the sound in the beginning of Chapter 29 turn out to be?

5. Where is the pool that Carlos is observing in Chapter 31?

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