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

2. 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?
(a) The calculus exam
(b) The history exam
(c) The chemistry exam
(d) The Latin exam

3. What character is described in Part One, Chapter 2 as “an excellent soccer player and his kick had tremendous force”?
(a) Urioste
(b) Morte
(c) Pezoa
(d) Revilla

4. 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?
(a) Cava
(b) Marcela
(c) Rosa
(d) Carmela

5. The narrator notes in Part One, Chapter 2 of the Fifth Year cadets that they know there are how many minutes between the bugle player’s call and the whistle that calls them to fall in line?
(a) 15 minutes
(b) 3 minutes
(c) 10 minutes
(d) 20 minutes

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 character is described in Part One, Chapter 2 as “the huskiest cadet in the first section, perhaps in the whole Academy”?

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

4. What day of the week is it when Alberto returns home from the Academy in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 4?

5. On Saturdays, how long do the Fifth Year cadets have “to wash, dress, make their bunks, and fall in” after the bugle call, according to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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