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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 three cadets that were last to fall in line are given a choice by Lt. Gamboa for six points or what, in Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) A left angle
(b) Ten points
(c) A court-martial
(d) A right angle

2. The narrator says in Part One, Chapter 6 of the infirmary doctors, “they knew that if you put banana peels on your forehead for a couple of hours, your temperature would go up to about” what?
(a) 100
(b) 101
(c) 102
(d) 103

3. What is Alberto’s last name in the novel?
(a) Arana
(b) Fernandez
(c) Huarina
(d) Hernandez

4. The Slave tells Alberto that who is on duty today in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) Lt. Gamboa
(b) Lt. Huarina
(c) Lt. Fernandez
(d) Lt. Ferrero

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) 3:00 p.m.
(d) 1:00 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does the narrator’s neighbor go with her aunt to Lima in Part One, Chapter 3?

2. 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?

3. What day of the week is it in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 8, when Lt. Gamboa prepares for field exercises?

4. What do Alberto’s mother’s women friends come over to play every afternoon in Part One, Chapter 4?

5. Who does the narrator say he will kill “if he gets scared and drags us into it” in Part One, Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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