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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 name for counter-Revolutionaries, as mentioned in Chapter 29?

2. What does the Jamaican man sell?

3. What do Carlos and his friends rescue in Chapter 31?

4. What does Carlos do at the beautiful house?

5. What sound is present in Carlos's dreams in the opening of Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does El Loco become the hero of Chapter 32?

5. How does Louis XVI react to the angry lady in Chapter 34, and how does he feel afterward?

6. How does Carlos feel about Lou and Norma Chait?

7. How does the breadfruit war end?

8. Describe Addison's backyard.

9. What is Ernesto's family history?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Carlos's use of Spanish words and phrases affect the overall tone and feel of the book? Does it add to or detract from his air of authority over the subject matter? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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