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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 37, with what is Carlos's Havana "dotted"?

2. Which of Carlos's relatives always wears a white suit?

3. What is the name of Uncle Amado's wife?

4. What is Fidel's title?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carlos report that Ernest did to him?

2. Describe Carlos's first death.

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

4. What is Ernesto's family history?

5. Describe Filo's situation in the auditorium, as Carlos relates in Chapter 29.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Fernando fit the archetype of the hero? What other characters in the book also seem like heroes, and how do they compare and contrast with Fernando?

Essay Topic 2

Describe in detail Carlos's experiences with and feelings about lizards. What do the lizards symbolize? How does Carlos relate to them at various points in his life?

Essay Topic 3

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

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