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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) Stupid.
(c) Bag of bones.
(d) Lizard.

2. Who is "capable of poisoning [Carlos's] relationship with [his] father"?
(a) El Loco.
(b) Ernesto.
(c) Pepito.
(d) Tony.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Carlos's relatives always wears a white suit?

2. What does Fidel drink in Chapter 36?

3. In Chapter 40, what does Carlos plan to request when he reaches the United States?

4. According to the reports of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in Chapter 29, who has been arrested?

5. Carlos mentions in Chapter 27 that his beloved teacher told his mother he has the nicest what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Addison's backyard.

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

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

4. How does El Loco become the hero of Chapter 32?

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

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

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

8. Describe Carlos's first death.

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

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

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