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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what bakery does the narrator say Tere goes to buy bread from on weekdays in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) Nunez’s Bakery
(b) Emilio’s Bakery
(c) Tilau’s Bakery
(d) Babe’s Bakery

2. The narrator says in Part One, Chapter 7, “I don’t believe in the devil but sometimes” who makes him wonder?
(a) The Jaguar
(b) The Slave
(c) The Boa
(d) The Poet

3. What does Alberto drink a shot of with Skinny at the bar in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 3?
(a) Rum
(b) Pisco
(c) Tequila
(d) Vodka

4. 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?
(a) Mancora
(b) Talara
(c) Zana
(d) Potao

5. How is Teresa’s school uniform described in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) A red skirt and a blue blouse
(b) A pink skirt and a white blouse
(c) A yellow skirt and a white blouse
(d) A blue skirt and a white blouse

6. Paulino says in Part One, Chapter 5, “These two’ve been together every minute for a whole week,” when referring to Alberto and whom?
(a) The Jaguar
(b) The Slave
(c) The Poet
(d) The Boa

7. At what time does the Boa say he has to go on guard in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 2

8. Where does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 5 tell his mother he’s going to have lunch with a friend?
(a) In Chimbote
(b) In Huarmey
(c) In Chicuito
(d) In Casma

9. What color are the flannel pajamas that Cava wears in Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) Blue
(b) Green
(c) Yellow
(d) Red

10. 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?
(a) Morte
(b) Nunez
(c) Urioste
(d) Perico

11. In Part One, Chapter 3, Alberto describes Skinny Higueras as one of his brother’s friends before he was drafted into the army. What is Alberto’s brother’s name?
(a) Curly
(b) Perico
(c) Ricardo
(d) Nunez

12. 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) 8
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2

13. How long ago does the narrator say Cava came to Lima to finish school in Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) 4 and ½ years ago
(b) 1 and ½ years ago
(c) 3 and ½ years ago
(d) 2 and ½ years ago

14. In what country is The Time of the Hero set?
(a) Mexico
(b) Brazil
(c) Peru
(d) Argentina

15. 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. Pitaluga
(b) Lt. Huarina
(c) Lt. Gamboa
(d) Capt. Garrido

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator describes a fight breaking out at the movie theater because what character refused to get rid of the bricks he was sitting on in Part One, Chapter 3?

3. Who sleeps in the upper bunk in Cava’s room in Part One, Chapter 1?

4. What word from Part One, Chapter 1 refers to a wild South American camelid that lives in the high alpine areas of the Andes?

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?

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