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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. As mentioned in Chapter 40, where does Carlos eventually meet his friend Rafa?
(a) Paris.
(b) Miami.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Seattle.

2. By Chapter 35, which of Carlos's friends is already in the United States?
(a) Eugenio.
(b) Rafael.
(c) Manuel.
(d) Ernesto.

3. With whom does Carlos share his fear of sharks?
(a) Tony.
(b) Louis XVI.
(c) Ernesto.
(d) His wife.

4. In Chapter 40, what does Carlos describe as his first death?
(a) Realizing that his father prefers Ernesto.
(b) Leaving Cuba.
(c) Being bitten by a scorpion.
(d) Being abused by Ernesto.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many children are involved in the breadfruit fight?

3. What do the boys shoot through their blowguns?

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

5. What are the young Revolutionary soldiers-in-training called?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ernesto's family history?

2. Describe Carlos's first death.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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