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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 is the nickname of the pool man at the beach club to which Manuel and Rafael belong?

2. Who says that "evil [...] is the absence of good"?

3. With whom does Carlos share his fear of sharks?

4. What crop does Addison grow in his mansion?

5. How many children are eventually exiled from Cuba?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ernesto's family history?

2. According to Chapter 28, for what is Carlos's uncle Mario almost imprisoned?

3. What does Carlos imagine the diving board telling him to do, and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify two symbols of fear in the book. How are they similar, and how are they different? What other symbolic significances do they carry? Support your opinions with details from the book as much as possible.

Essay Topic 2

How does the breadfruit war function as a catharsis in the novel? What are the events that build tension before and after the war? How would the scene have seemed different if it had been placed somewhere separate from those tensions?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Carlos's use of setting helps the reader visualize and experience the political events of the book.

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