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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long ago does the narrator say Cava came to Lima to finish school in Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) 3 and ½ years ago
(b) 1 and ½ years ago
(c) 2 and ½ years ago
(d) 4 and ½ years ago

2. At what time do the narrator and his fellow cadets go into Emilio’s house after the dance lesson in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) 3:00 p.m.
(b) 2:00 p.m.
(c) 4:00 p.m.
(d) 1:00 p.m.

3. Who does the narrator say reprimands Lt. Huarina in public at the Academy in Part One, Chapter 6?
(a) Lt. Pitaluga
(b) Capt. Garrido
(c) Lt. Gamboa
(d) Lt. Ferrero

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

5. Curly describes an earthquake that took place in what year in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) 1940
(b) 1972
(c) 1989
(d) 1910

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alberto say snuck off the Academy property over the wall on Monday and came back at four in the morning in Part One, Chapter 6?

2. How many rooms does Teresa’s house have besides the kitchen, according to the narrator of Part One, Chapter 4?

3. According to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 6, the Jaguar invented the breath-holding trick, which would lead the attendant to admit one to the infirmary with symptoms of what?

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

5. By what name do the elder-classmen of the academy refer to the under-classmen?

(see the answer key)

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