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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years does the narrator say his father served the government in Part One, Chapter 3?
(a) 30
(b) 45
(c) 20
(d) 10

2. Who are “the three victims in the first section” that were late falling into line in Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) Curly, the Jaguar, and the Boa
(b) Varua, Morte, and Pezoa
(c) Skinny, Marcela, and Vallano
(d) Urioste, Nunez, and Revilla

3. The narrator describes the morning wind springing up where in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) Cusco
(b) La Perla
(c) Arequipa
(d) Moquegua

4. On what day of the week does the narrator’s neighbor go with her aunt to Lima in Part One, Chapter 3?
(a) Tuesdays
(b) Thursdays
(c) Sundays
(d) Mondays

5. Who does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 3 say lives next door to him and often comes to the door when he knocks unless her aunt does?
(a) Marcela
(b) Teresa
(c) Carmela
(d) Helena

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does Teresa say her date will be calling for her in Part One, Chapter 4?

2. The narrator of Part One, Chapter 3 opens the chapter saying “I was in Sáenz Peña and when I left I was going back to” where on foot?

3. The quote that opens Part One, Chapter 1 (“We play the part of heroes because we’re cowards, the part of saints because we’re wicked”) is written by whom?

4. With whom does Teresa say she’s got a date when talking with her aunt in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 4?

5. What do Alberto’s mother’s women friends come over to play every afternoon in Part One, Chapter 4?

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