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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. Where is the pool that Carlos is observing in Chapter 31?
(a) The National Museum of Aquatic Life.
(b) Aunt Carmela's house.
(c) The Monterrey Bay Aquarium.
(d) The Aquarium of the Revolution.

2. On what character does this chapter focus?
(a) Ernesto.
(b) Louis XVI.
(c) Fernando.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

3. Who says that "evil [...] is the absence of good"?
(a) Meister Eckhart.
(b) The Platonists.
(c) Thomas Aquinas.
(d) Kant.

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) Popeye.
(d) Sherlock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the oceanic event in Chapter 35?

2. What is the only memory that Carlos is not able to repress through denial?

3. What is the name of Uncle Amado's wife?

4. What crop does Addison grow in his mansion?

5. When does Carlos's school close?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Communist propaganda that Carlos hears in Chapter 38.

2. Describe Filo's situation in the auditorium, as Carlos relates in Chapter 29.

3. Who makes the peashooters and out of which material, and why do the boys use peas?

4. Why is Fidel's milk consumption in Chapter 36 significant?

5. As discussed in Chapter 37, why does Carlos feel shame about his upbringing?

6. What is Ernesto's family history?

7. Describe the miraculous event that Carlos witnesses in Chapter 35.

8. Describe breadfruit.

9. Describe the event that Carlos dreams of as thunder in Chapter 29.

10. What does Carlos report that Ernest did to him?

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