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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 describe as his first death?
(a) Being abused by Ernesto.
(b) Being bitten by a scorpion.
(c) Realizing that his father prefers Ernesto.
(d) Leaving Cuba.

2. Carlos mentions in Chapter 27 that his beloved teacher told his mother he has the nicest what?
(a) Math skills.
(b) Skin.
(c) Penmanship.
(d) Hair.

3. Where does Carlos almost have to spend the night with a large crucifix, as discussed in Chapter 35?
(a) Santiago.
(b) Toledo.
(c) Lugo.
(d) Barcelona.

4. What is the nickname for the place where the boys wait in the airport?
(a) La quincena.
(b) The fishbowl.
(c) Virgil's Place.
(d) The wailing room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how old is the villain in Chapter 32?

2. Who throws the final breadfruit?

3. How many children are eventually exiled from Cuba?

4. What is Carlos doing at the beginning of Chapter 40?

5. With whom does Carlos see Fidel in person, as discussed in Chapter 38?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do Carlos and his grandfather react to the Communist propaganda in Chapter 38?

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

6. Describe Carlos's first death.

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

8. According to Chapter 31, what happens when Carlos is swimming in Minnesota?

9. As discussed in Chapter 28, who are the Pioneers and what do they stand for?

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

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