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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. Who always wears a tuxedo, cape, and top hat?

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

3. Carlos states that after the incident related in Chapter 32, he became as "paranoid" as which character?

4. What are the young Revolutionary soldiers-in-training called?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe breadfruit.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Ernesto's family history?

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

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

10. As discussed in Chapter 37, why does Carlos feel shame about his upbringing?

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

Describe Carlos's use of writing techniques to propel the plot forward quickly in the scene of his experiencing the gunfight in the park.

Essay Topic 3

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

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