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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Alberto’s father say he’ll send Alberto next year if he does well on his exams in Part One, Chapter 4?
(a) Paris
(b) The United States
(c) The Soviet Union
(d) Mexico City

2. As Alberto walks from the bus station to his house in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 4, a group of small boys calls out to him. What do they ask Alberto?
(a) Where is your mother?
(b) Are you selling chocolates?
(c) Where is your little sister?
(d) Are you the milk man?

3. What is the name of the military academy that Cava and the other boys attend in the novel?
(a) The Admiral Farragut Academy
(b) The School of the Americas
(c) The Hargrave Military Academy
(d) The Leoncio Prado Military Academy

4. In Part One, Chapter 3, Alberto describes Skinny Higueras as one of his brother’s friends before he was drafted into the army. What is Alberto’s brother’s name?
(a) Curly
(b) Nunez
(c) Perico
(d) Ricardo

5. What does Tere give to the narrator in Part Two, Chapter 2 for his birthday?
(a) A book
(b) A pair of new shoes
(c) A wool jacket
(d) A sleeveless sweater

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alberto say snuck off the Academy property over the wall on Monday and came back at four in the morning in Part One, Chapter 6?

2. For how many years does the narrator say his father served the government in Part One, Chapter 3?

3. Of what cadet does the narrator of Part Two, Chapter 3 say he “never talks any more. It’s over four days since his buddy’s funeral, he could’ve got over it by now, but he’s even worse”?

4. How much does Paulino charge for a slug of pisco at the hideout in Part One, Chapter 5?

5. At whose house is the party going to be tomorrow, according to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 7?

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