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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. What does Lt. Gamboa say he always does when he is Officer of the Guard to pass the time in Part One, Chapter 8?
(a) He daydreams
(b) He watches television
(c) He plays solitaire
(d) He studies

2. What is the name of Pluto’s cousin that “had become the girlfriend of a boy from San Isidro,” according to the narrator of Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) Rosa
(b) Carmela
(c) Marcela
(d) Sara

3. Who does the narrator say reprimands Lt. Huarina in public at the Academy in Part One, Chapter 6?
(a) Lt. Ferrero
(b) Lt. Pitaluga
(c) Lt. Gamboa
(d) Capt. Garrido

4. How long ago does Alberto say that Teresa came to live next door to him in Part Two, Chapter 4?
(a) 3 years ago
(b) 4 years ago
(c) 1 year ago
(d) 2 years ago

5. Where does Alberto say Skinny took him to a different bar that was dark and dirty in Part Two, Chapter 2?
(a) Sáenz Peña Avenue
(b) Arica Avenue
(c) The Bellavista Plaza
(d) Francisco Pizarro Avenue

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator in Part Two, Chapter 3 describes the Poet as having been flattened by whom in a fight?

2. Skinny tells Alberto about one time when Alberto’s brother was caught breaking into a house where in Part Two, Chapter 2?

3. When Alberto goes a second time to see his godfather in Part Two, Chapter 2, the godfather’s daughter tells Alberto that her father will be gone in the mountains for how many days?

4. Where do Tere’s aunt and uncle live in Part One, Chapter 5?

5. Who is the art and music teacher that Alberto describes in Part Two, Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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