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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. The narrator says in Part One, Chapter 8 that who invented some new illness every two weeks for his wife in order to get a pass?
(a) Lt. Huarina
(b) Lt. Pitaluga
(c) Lt. Gamboa
(d) Capt. Garrido

2. At whose house is the party going to be tomorrow, according to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) Paulino’s
(b) Ana’s
(c) Teresa’s
(d) Rosa’s

3. 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?
(a) Carmela
(b) Marcela
(c) Rosa
(d) Cava

4. What is the name of the military academy that Cava and the other boys attend in the novel?
(a) The Leoncio Prado Military Academy
(b) The School of the Americas
(c) The Admiral Farragut Academy
(d) The Hargrave Military Academy

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Alberto’s mother in the novel?

2. What does Lt. Gamboa say he always does when he is Officer of the Guard to pass the time in Part One, Chapter 8?

3. The narrator notes in Part One, Chapter 2 of the Fifth Year cadets that they know there are how many minutes between the bugle player’s call and the whistle that calls them to fall in line?

4. At what time does the Boa say he has to go on guard in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?

5. Where does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 3 describe going to soccer games on the days when his neighbor goes to Lima with her aunt?

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