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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. How many children are involved in the breadfruit fight?

2. What does the sound in the beginning of Chapter 29 turn out to be?

3. As Carlos notes in Chapter 34, who would have called the boys' peashooting incident an act of "caritas"?

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

5. Whose screaming diverts the villain's attention in Chapter 32?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe breadfruit.

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

3. Describe the Aquarium of the Revolution.

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

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

6. Who makes the peashooters and out of which material, and why do the boys use peas?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a couple of minor characters, such as Inocencia or Pepito, and describe their reactions to Communism. How do they compare to the reactions of Carlos?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two symbols that signify unrelated concepts, and then, using your literary sensibilities, create some common ground between them based on the material you find in the book. Remember that symbols can carry many different levels of meaning and that you can espouse any position you are capable of defending.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the irony inherent within the character El Loco as well as his role throughout the book. What does he symbolize? Why?

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