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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. How many points does Alberto say he needs for the exam in Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) 50
(b) 60
(c) 40
(d) 70

2. During the fight at the movie theater, who does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 3 say hit him “so hard in the belly I couldn’t breathe”?
(a) Nunez
(b) Revilla
(c) Pezoa
(d) Varua

3. What color are the flannel pajamas that Cava wears in Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) Blue
(b) Yellow
(c) Red
(d) Green

4. At what time does the Boa say he has to go on guard in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1

5. What is the name of Alberto’s mother in the novel?
(a) Marcela
(b) Helena
(c) Carmela
(d) Teresa

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes Alberto as getting off the bus at what stop in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 4?

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

3. Who does the Jaguar say is taking his place on guard in Part One, Chapter 1?

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?

5. Who answers the door at Teresa’s neighbor’s house when she goes to take a bath there before her date in Part One, Chapter 4?

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