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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. What character is described in Part One, Chapter 2 as “the huskiest cadet in the first section, perhaps in the whole Academy”?
(a) Revilla
(b) Urioste
(c) Pezoa
(d) Morte

2. What does Alberto drink a shot of with Skinny at the bar in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 3?
(a) Tequila
(b) Pisco
(c) Rum
(d) Vodka

3. Where does the narrator say he would go on Sundays when Teresa went to visit family in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) The Bellavista Plaza
(b) Juliaca
(c) Moquegua
(d) Barranco

4. 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?
(a) 3 minutes
(b) 5 minutes
(c) 8 minutes
(d) 10 minutes

5. What day of the week is it in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 8, when Lt. Gamboa prepares for field exercises?
(a) Sunday
(b) Thursday
(c) Saturday
(d) Monday

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says of Lt. Gamboa in Part One, Chapter 8, that he “loved the military life for exactly the same reasons that the others hated it.” What reasons are these?

2. How many hours will Ricardo have outside the Academy on his pass after he’s revealed the person responsible for the chemistry exam theft in Part One, Chapter 6?

3. Who does the narrator say “had come to watch the lessons, and spent the whole time cracking jokes, making insinuations, mentioning Helena’s name” in Part One, Chapter 7?

4. Who does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 3 say lives next door to him and often comes to the door when he knocks unless her aunt does?

5. Where do Tere’s aunt and uncle live in Part One, Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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