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

2. According to Carlos, next to whom should Ernesto sit in heaven?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Kant.
(c) Thomas Aquinas.
(d) Mel Blanc.

3. Approximately how old is the villain in Chapter 32?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Twenty.

4. As Chapter 39 opens, what is the crowd calling Marie Antoinette?
(a) Idiot.
(b) Tramp.
(c) Peg-Leg.
(d) Spic.

5. Which of Carlos's relatives always wears a white suit?
(a) Tony.
(b) Ernesto.
(c) Addison.
(d) Pepito.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 40, what does Carlos describe as his first death?

2. How much time passes before Marie Antoinette is about to meet her boys in the United States?

3. In Chapter 37, Carlos dreams of having a pool filled with what?

4. What name does Carlos call Ernesto in Chapter ?

5. According to Chapter 37, with what is Carlos's Havana "dotted"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Carlos's first death.

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

10. How does the breadfruit war end?

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