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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator in Part One, Chapter 5 tells his mother that he would rather live with whom than his father?
(a) Skinny Higueras
(b) Aunt Adelina
(c) Uncle Pezoa
(d) Lt. Gamboa

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

3. 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?
(a) The Poet
(b) The Boa
(c) The Jaguar
(d) Cava

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

5. At what time does Teresa say her date will be calling for her in Part One, Chapter 4?
(a) 8:00
(b) 7:00
(c) 6:00
(d) 5:00

6. During the fight at the movie theater, who does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 3 say hit him “so hard in the belly I couldn’t breathe”?
(a) Revilla
(b) Pezoa
(c) Nunez
(d) Varua

7. The narrator of Part One, Chapter 3 opens the chapter saying “I was in Sáenz Peña and when I left I was going back to” where on foot?
(a) Chachapoyas
(b) Tarapoto
(c) Bellavista
(d) Cajamarca

8. What word from Part One, Chapter 1 refers to a wild South American camelid that lives in the high alpine areas of the Andes?
(a) Vicuña
(b) Hacienda
(c) Perros
(d) Alpaca

9. 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) Rosa
(b) Carmela
(c) Cava
(d) Marcela

10. How much does Paulino charge for a slug of pisco at the hideout in Part One, Chapter 5?
(a) 50 centavos
(b) 10 centavos
(c) 15 centavos
(d) 25 centavos

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

12. The narrator of Part One, Chapter 5 says that “Tere went to have lunch on weekdays with some relatives who lived near her school” where?
(a) In Barranca
(b) In Lima
(c) In Mexico City
(d) In Medio Mundo

13. 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 watches television
(b) He studies
(c) He daydreams
(d) He plays solitaire

14. Who is giving Alberto a dance lesson in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) Babe
(b) Pluto
(c) Nunez
(d) Revilla

15. How many points does Alberto say he needs for the exam in Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) 70
(b) 50
(c) 60
(d) 40

Short Answer 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?

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

3. Lt. Huarina is said to own a small store where, in Part One, Chapter 6?

4. How much money does the narrator borrow from Skinny in Part One, Chapter 7?

5. On Saturdays, how long do the Fifth Year cadets have “to wash, dress, make their bunks, and fall in” after the bugle call, according to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 2?

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