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

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

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

4. What is the place where Carlos lives mentally while he waits to be sent to the United States?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Hades.
(c) Limbo.
(d) Hawaii.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Carlos share his fear of sharks?

2. What does the Jamaican man sell?

3. According to Chapter 35, what is the name of the boy who becomes friends with a crucifix in a movie that Carlos has seen?

4. What type of car is Louis XVI driving in Chapter 34?

5. Carlos states that after the incident related in Chapter 32, he became as "paranoid" as which character?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the young man who accosts Carlos and Jorge in Chapter 32.

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

3. What does Carlos imagine the diving board telling him to do, and why?

4. What difficulties does Marie Antoinette face before she can find the boys in the United States?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 30, why does Carlos say, "Another day in Limbo"?

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

7. How does the breadfruit war end?

8. How does Carlos feel now as an adult about the time when he killed many lizards?

9. Why does Carlos want to request a Coke as his first act in the United States?

10. According to Chapter 28, for what is Carlos's uncle Mario almost imprisoned?

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