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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. Which cinema has deplorable restrooms?
(a) Cinema 11.
(b) The Roxy.
(c) Miramar Theater.
(d) The Rialto.

2. Carlos discusses which toys in the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) Yo-yos.
(b) Matchbox cars.
(c) Jigsaw puzzles.
(d) Legos.

3. According to a magazine mentioned in Chapter 19, in what year is the world expected to end?
(a) 1959.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1962.

4. Who buys Carlos and Tony comic books each Wednesday?
(a) Marie Antoinette.
(b) Aunt Lucía.
(c) Aunt Carmela.
(d) Eugenio's mother.

5. In Chapter 11, who sits on Carlos's head?
(a) Tony.
(b) Eugenio.
(c) Louis XVI.
(d) Ernesto.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the principal of Carlos's school?

2. What does Carlos say to the priest at the end of his confession?

3. What is Fernando's father's name?

4. Who is invariably present at birthday parties?

5. From what country did the ancestors of Carlos's mother come?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what happens when people begin to shout "paredón."

2. Where does Carlos see the Cuba-shaped clouds, and how does he feel about them?

3. What happens when the police stop Fernando's car in Chapter 26?

4. Explain the gift exchange between Carlos and Aunt Lucía that is discussed in Chapter 18.

5. Explain Carlos's third proof for the existence of God, as related in Chapter 11.

6. What is the significance of the mamey pit to Carlos?

7. Who is Mel Blanc, and how does Carlos feel about him?

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

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

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

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