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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ricardo’s father tells Alberto that they’ve operated on his son how many times when they meet in the halls of the infirmary in Part Two, Chapter 1?
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 5
(d) 3

2. Who does the Jaguar say is taking his place on guard in Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) The Poet
(b) Curly
(c) The Slave
(d) The Boa

3. What does Lt. Gamboa say he always does when he is Officer of the Guard to pass the time in Part One, Chapter 8?
(a) He studies
(b) He watches television
(c) He daydreams
(d) He plays solitaire

4. What day of the week is it when Alberto returns home from the Academy in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 4?
(a) Tuesday
(b) Saturday
(c) Sunday
(d) Thursday

5. What month is it in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 8?
(a) March
(b) October
(c) July
(d) September

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 3 say lives next door to him and often comes to the door when he knocks unless her aunt does?

2. What does Tere give to the narrator in Part Two, Chapter 2 for his birthday?

3. 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?

4. How long ago does Alberto say that Teresa came to live next door to him in Part Two, Chapter 4?

5. Who does the narrator say “drank in secret while he was Officer of the Guard” in Part One, Chapter 8?

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