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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. According to Chapter 35, what is the name of the boy who becomes friends with a crucifix in a movie that Carlos has seen?

2. What is in the pool that Carlos is observing in the beginning of Chapter 31?

3. How many lizards does Carlos kill in Chapter 39?

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

5. How many children are eventually exiled from Cuba?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What difficulties does Marie Antoinette face before she can find the boys in the United States?

3. What is Ernesto's family history?

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

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. Describe the Aquarium of the Revolution.

8. According to Chapter 27, how would Plato have reacted to Carlos's female teacher? How would Kant have reacted?

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

10. How does the breadfruit war end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe in detail Carlos's complex relationship with his father. Why does he feel the way he does? Does Louis XVI deserve such a sentiment?

Essay Topic 2

What is the relationship between church and state in Communist Cuba, as described in this book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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