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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What movie makes Carlos suddenly like the idea of kissing a woman?
(a) Queen of Outer Space.
(b) Some Like It Hot.
(c) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
(d) Vertigo.

2. Who developed the concept of Gelassenheit?
(a) Heigel.
(b) Meister Eckhart.
(c) Marx.
(d) Kant.

3. What type of car does Carlos ride to school?
(a) Cadillac.
(b) Buick.
(c) Toyota.
(d) Ford.

4. Which of the following is not one of the common causes of death, according to Marie Antoinette?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Cramps.

5. What holiday is the Nieto family celebrating at the beginning of Chapter 24?
(a) Michaelmas.
(b) Christmas.
(c) The Feast of Saint Anne.
(d) The Feast of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person in Carlos's church is the most adept at using a fan?

2. A diorama of which place fills Carlos's dining room?

3. In Chapter 11, where does young Carlos's head get stuck?

4. Where does Carlos get milkshakes in Havana?

5. What is Carlos's father's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. With regard to Fernando's prison term, what does "rehabilitation" mean?

2. Summarize the contents of the Cuban history lesson the boys receive at the beginning of Chapter 4.

3. What happened to Carlos's great-great-grandmother Butrón-Múgicas?

4. According to Chapter 7, what happened to Cuba after Fidel came to power?

5. Why is Carlos suddenly not allowed to see 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?

6. Why does Carlos wish he could have been a Viking?

7. How does Carlos feel about the poster he made in fourth grade?

8. Why does Louis XVI wish he could have afforded to be Pilate in the church murals?

9. Explain one of the lessons on hell that is described in Chapter 19.

10. In Chapter 20, how does Louis XVI deal with the man at the door?

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