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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. Skinny tells Alberto in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 3 that the narrator has a nephew who must be about what age by now?
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 8

2. Who does Lt. Gamboa call from the guardhouse when he goes there in the morning in Part One, Chapter 8?
(a) His wife
(b) His sister
(c) His mother
(d) His brother

3. The narrator says in Part One, Chapter 7, “I don’t believe in the devil but sometimes” who makes him wonder?
(a) The Poet
(b) The Boa
(c) The Jaguar
(d) The Slave

4. What is the name of Alberto’s mother in the novel?
(a) Marcela
(b) Helena
(c) Teresa
(d) Carmela

5. 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) 1:00 p.m.
(b) 4:00 p.m.
(c) 2:00 p.m.
(d) 3:00 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Teresa’s aunt says that Teresa is almost what age in Part One, Chapter 4?

3. At what time does Lt. Huarina tell Ricardo to return to the Academy after Ricardo reveals the person responsible for the chemistry exam theft in Part One, Chapter 6?

4. Who exits the meeting with the Boa in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?

5. 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?

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