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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. Alberto’s father suggests to Alberto’s mother that they rent a decent house where, in Part One, Chapter 4?
(a) Miraflores
(b) Lurigancho
(c) El Salvador
(d) Santa Anita

2. The quote that opens Part One, Chapter 1 (“We play the part of heroes because we’re cowards, the part of saints because we’re wicked”) is written by whom?
(a) Jean-Paul Sartre
(b) Alfred, Lord Tennyson
(c) Franz Kafka
(d) Samuel Beckett

3. For how many years does the narrator say his father served the government in Part One, Chapter 3?
(a) 30
(b) 10
(c) 45
(d) 20

4. By what nickname is Ricardo Arana known in the Circle?
(a) The Slave
(b) The Poet
(c) The Jaguar
(d) The Boa

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What book does Vallano decide to “rent out” to the other cadets in Part One, Chapter 6?

3. The narrator in Part One, Chapter 5 says, “The cadets admired the chaplain because they considered him” what?

4. According to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 2, “this Saturday was an exception. The field exercises had been canceled because the Fifth was scheduled to take” what exam?

5. The narrator describes the morning wind springing up where in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 2?

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