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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city is described in the beginning of chapter 3?

2. What do the children of the Nieto family receive when they turn sixteen?

3. In Chapter 22, what lands on Fidel's shoulder?

4. Who buys Carlos and Tony comic books each Wednesday?

5. What does the Jeep mentioned in Chapter 5 spray?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what happens when people begin to shout "paredón."

2. What is the game the boys play with the "pesticide Jeep"?

3. Describe what Carlos sees at the dining room window in Chapter 6.

4. Explain the gift exchange between Carlos and Aunt Lucía that is discussed in Chapter 18.

5. Where does Carlos see the Cuba-shaped clouds, and how does he feel about them?

6. How do Louis XVI's staff members treat him and his family? Why?

7. What are the various Christmas traditions at the Nieto house, as described in Chapter 10?

8. Why does Louis XVI wish he could have afforded to be Pilate in the church murals?

9. Explain the concept of Gelassenheit.

10. How does Carlos feel about the poster he made in fourth grade?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of fear and risk-taking and how the two interact with each other in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the personal and professional lives of Fidel.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the archetypal villains of the militia, Fidel, and Ernesto.

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