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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. What word from Part One, Chapter 1 refers to a wild South American camelid that lives in the high alpine areas of the Andes?
(a) Vicuña
(b) Perros
(c) Hacienda
(d) Alpaca

2. Where does Alberto’s father say he’ll send Alberto next year if he does well on his exams in Part One, Chapter 4?
(a) The Soviet Union
(b) Mexico City
(c) Paris
(d) The United States

3. 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) Rosa
(b) Cava
(c) Marcela
(d) Carmela

4. By what name do the elder-classmen of the academy refer to the under-classmen?
(a) Rookies
(b) Birds
(c) Dogs
(d) Chickens

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many points does Alberto say he needs for the exam in Part One, Chapter 2?

3. Where does the narrator say Porfirio Cava grew up in Part One, Chapter 1?

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

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

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