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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator say reprimands Lt. Huarina in public at the Academy in Part One, Chapter 6?
(a) Lt. Pitaluga
(b) Capt. Garrido
(c) Lt. Ferrero
(d) Lt. Gamboa

3. Who does the narrator say he will kill “if he gets scared and drags us into it” in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) The Jaguar
(b) The Boa
(c) Curly
(d) Cava

4. 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) Cava
(c) The Jaguar
(d) The Boa

5. Where do Tere’s aunt and uncle live in Part One, Chapter 5?
(a) On Progreso Avenue
(b) On Arica Avenue
(c) On Sáenz Peña Avenue
(d) On Francisco Pizarro Avenue

6. 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) Tarapoto
(b) Cajamarca
(c) Bellavista
(d) Chachapoyas

7. With whom does Alberto say he jumped over the wall and went to a fiesta in La Punta the previous year in Part One, Chapter 6?
(a) Urioste
(b) Perico
(c) Arrospide
(d) Morte

8. What is the name of Alberto’s mother in the novel?
(a) Marcela
(b) Teresa
(c) Helena
(d) Carmela

9. With whom does Teresa say she’s got a date when talking with her aunt in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 4?
(a) Juan Martinez
(b) Ricardo Arana
(c) Porfirio Cava
(d) Skinny Higueras

10. Who does the narrator say “had come to watch the lessons, and spent the whole time cracking jokes, making insinuations, mentioning Helena’s name” in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) Nunez and Revilla
(b) Teresa and Marcela
(c) Paulino and Urioste
(d) Pluto and Emilio

11. On what day of the week does the narrator’s neighbor go with her aunt to Lima in Part One, Chapter 3?
(a) Sundays
(b) Thursdays
(c) Mondays
(d) Tuesdays

12. What answer does Calzada receive when he asks, “When are they going to strip off his insignia?” in Part One, Chapter 8?
(a) Monday at eleven
(b) Thursday at one
(c) Friday at six
(d) Tuesday at noon

13. Curly describes an earthquake that took place in what year in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) 1972
(b) 1940
(c) 1910
(d) 1989

14. Alberto’s father suggests to Alberto’s mother that they rent a decent house where, in Part One, Chapter 4?
(a) Santa Anita
(b) Miraflores
(c) Lurigancho
(d) El Salvador

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes Alberto as getting off the bus at what stop in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 4?

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

5. Who are “the three victims in the first section” that were late falling into line in Part One, Chapter 2?

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