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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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 Chicuito
(c) In Casma
(d) In Huarmey

5. 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

6. Who sleeps in the upper bunk in Cava’s room in Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) Alberto
(b) Marcela
(c) Vallano
(d) Curly

7. Of the cadets at the Academy, Lt. Gamboa says in Part One, Chapter 8, “Half of them are sent here so they won’t turn out to be” what?
(a) Gangsters
(b) Momma’s boys
(c) Ladies
(d) Sissies

8. What do Alberto’s mother’s women friends come over to play every afternoon in Part One, Chapter 4?
(a) Bridge
(b) Chess
(c) Canasta
(d) Poker

9. 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 Poet
(c) The Boa
(d) The Slave

10. Where do the members of The Circle meet in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) The cave
(b) The exercise fields
(c) The rooftop
(d) The latrine

11. What is the name of the hideout where the cadets buy pisco and cigarettes from Paulino in Part One, Chapter 5?
(a) La Cuidad
(b) La Perlita
(c) La Brama
(d) Los Perros

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

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

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

15. How many hours will Ricardo have outside the Academy on his pass after he’s revealed the person responsible for the chemistry exam theft in Part One, Chapter 6?
(a) 8
(b) 6
(c) 3
(d) 10

Short Answer Questions

1. At whose house is the party going to be tomorrow, according to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 7?

2. What character is described in Part One, Chapter 2 as “an excellent soccer player and his kick had tremendous force”?

3. At what time do the narrator and his fellow cadets go into Emilio’s house after the dance lesson in Part One, Chapter 7?

4. For how many years does the narrator say his father served the government in Part One, Chapter 3?

5. In what country is The Time of the Hero set?

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