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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. Who exits the meeting with the Boa in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) Curly
(b) Vallano
(c) Cava
(d) Alberto

2. Where do the members of The Circle meet in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) The latrine
(b) The exercise fields
(c) The rooftop
(d) The cave

3. Who sleeps in the upper bunk in Cava’s room in Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) Marcela
(b) Alberto
(c) Curly
(d) Vallano

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

5. How many rooms does Teresa’s house have besides the kitchen, according to the narrator of Part One, Chapter 4?
(a) 3
(b) 10
(c) 4
(d) 2

Short Answer 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?

2. What three army noncoms follow Lt. Gamboa as he orders the cadets into line in Part One, Chapter 2?

3. At what time does the Boa say he has to go on guard in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of Alberto’s mother in the novel?

5. According to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 2, “this Saturday was an exception. The field exercises had been canceled because the Fifth was scheduled to take” what exam?

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