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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator of Part One, Chapter 5 says that “Tere went to have lunch on weekdays with some relatives who lived near her school” where?
(a) In Medio Mundo
(b) In Lima
(c) In Mexico City
(d) In Barranca

2. Whose quote opens Part Two of the novel (“I’m twenty years old. Don’t let anyone tell me it is the most beautiful period of life.”)?
(a) Enrico Salazar’s
(b) Jean-Paul Sartre’s
(c) Lord Byron’s
(d) Paul Nizan’s

3. At what bakery does the narrator say Tere goes to buy bread from on weekdays in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) Tilau’s Bakery
(b) Babe’s Bakery
(c) Emilio’s Bakery
(d) Nunez’s Bakery

4. What is the name of the friend of Skinny’s that meets Skinny and Alberto to perform a robbery in Part Two, Chapter 3?
(a) Paulino
(b) Jitters
(c) Revilla
(d) Cava

5. What cadet does the narrator of Part Two, Chapter 3 describe as having been seen in town in a “big red car and he was wearing a fancy yellow shirt”?
(a) Valdivieso
(b) Arrospide
(c) Ricardo
(d) Vallano

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the buglers play their morning alarm on Saturdays, according to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 2?

2. What word from Part One, Chapter 1 refers to a wild South American camelid that lives in the high alpine areas of the Andes?

3. As the Boa contemplates his future after leaving the Academy in Part Two, Chapter 3, he considers that he might take who with him?

4. Who is the character that is known as “the Boa” in the Circle?

5. Paulino says in Part One, Chapter 5, “These two’ve been together every minute for a whole week,” when referring to Alberto and whom?

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