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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the only memory that Carlos is not able to repress through denial?
(a) Lizards.
(b) Ernesto.
(c) Louis XVI's preference of art over family.
(d) Seeing Fidel.

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

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

6. Who has an empty pool under his house?
(a) Uncle Amado.
(b) Louis XVI.
(c) Filo.
(d) Ernesto's birth parents.

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

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

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

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

11. What does Fidel drink in Chapter 36?
(a) Wine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Water.
(d) Milk.

12. Who creates the cheer that makes fun of the young Revolutionary soldiers?
(a) Tony.
(b) Eugenio.
(c) Ernesto.
(d) Manuel.

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

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

15. 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) Manuel.
(d) Marcelino.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 30, who had been threatening to use voodoo against Carlos?

2. On what character does this chapter focus?

3. Which person would never have noticed Carlos's teacher at the co-ed school?

4. To which organization do Tony and Carlos belong, until they realize it has too many rules?

5. According to Chapter 35, what "never shut[s] up about Ernesto"?

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