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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. What name does Carlos call Ernesto in Chapter ?
(a) Snake.
(b) Bag of bones.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Lizard.

2. Which person would never have noticed Carlos's teacher at the co-ed school?
(a) Fidel Castro.
(b) Kant.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Plato.

3. In Chapter 32, who else is present while Carlos is talking with the villain?
(a) Eugenio.
(b) Ernesto.
(c) Jorge.
(d) Tony.

4. What is the name of the family that temporarily adopts Carlos in Miami?
(a) Maupassant.
(b) Potok.
(c) Chait.
(d) Becquer.

5. Who throws the final breadfruit?
(a) Rafael.
(b) Tony.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Manuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carlos remember best from the year of school he discusses in Chapter 27?

2. As Chapter 39 opens, what is the crowd calling Marie Antoinette?

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

4. Who takes the passport photos for Carlos and Tony?

5. What aspect of the breadfruit "[speaks] of swamps, ooze, eggs and sperm, and infinite reproduction"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens at Carlos's co-ed school when someone finds out that a certain boy likes a certain girl?

4. How does Carlos feel about Lou and Norma Chait?

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

6. Describe Addison's backyard.

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

8. How does the breadfruit war end?

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

10. Describe the Aquarium of the Revolution.

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