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

2. Where does the narrator say Porfirio Cava grew up in Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) The desert
(b) The meadowlands
(c) The coast
(d) The mountains

3. 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) 8
(d) 3

4. What is the name of Pluto’s cousin that “had become the girlfriend of a boy from San Isidro,” according to the narrator of Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) Carmela
(b) Marcela
(c) Rosa
(d) Sara

5. What do Alberto’s mother’s women friends come over to play every afternoon in Part One, Chapter 4?
(a) Chess
(b) Poker
(c) Bridge
(d) Canasta

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time do the narrator and his fellow cadets go into Emilio’s house after the dance lesson in Part One, Chapter 7?

2. 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?

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

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

5. Where does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 5 tell his mother he’s going to have lunch with a friend?

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