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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Alberto goes to the dark, dirty bar to look for Skinny, Skinny defends Alberto against a drunk by telling him that Alberto is his what in Part Two, Chapter 2?
(a) Nephew
(b) Brother
(c) Son
(d) Cousin

2. What cadet does the narrator of Part Two, Chapter 3 say was expelled for stealing the chemistry exam?
(a) The Jaguar
(b) Curly
(c) The Poet
(d) Cava

3. The narrator of Part Two, Chapter 2 says that his godfather “lived a long way off, out by” what?
(a) The cemetery
(b) The bridge
(c) The well
(d) The church

4. What color uniforms does the narrator of Part Two, Chapter 1 describe the students from La Salle wearing?
(a) Light blue
(b) Light gray
(c) Light yellow
(d) Light brown

5. What did Lt. Gamboa tell the Jaguar to take with him to the guardhouse when he approached him in the beginning of Part Two, Chapter 4?
(a) His pillow, a towel, his books, and his uniform
(b) His telephone, his watch, and his electronics
(c) Pajamas, a toothbrush, a towel, and a bar of soap
(d) His uniform, his books, and his training gear

6. Whose “songlike voice” does Alberto distinguish among the cadets shouting “Squealer!” at the Jaguar in Part Two, Chapter 8?
(a) Pezoa’s
(b) Paulino’s
(c) Quiñones’s
(d) Perico’s

7. What does the Jaguar admit in his note to Lt. Gamboa in the Epilogue of the novel?
(a) That he murdered Cava
(b) That he cheated on the history exam
(c) That he murdered the Slave
(d) That he stole the chemistry exam

8. Where is Lt. Gamboa’s “solitary house” located, according to the narrator of Part Two, Chapter 8?
(a) Bellavista
(b) Barranco
(c) Piura
(d) Moquegua

9. To whom does the Jaguar say in the barracks in Part Two, Chapter 8, “Yes, you’re a gentleman. Of course you are. Everybody from Miraflores is a gentleman”?
(a) Vallano
(b) Arrospide
(c) Valdivieso
(d) Curly

10. Who is the character that is known as “the Boa” in the Circle?
(a) Valdivieso
(b) Alberto
(c) Ricardo
(d) Cava

11. Who responds to the Colonel that he is to be Officer of the Day tomorrow during the funeral in Part Two, Chapter 2?
(a) Lt. Huarina
(b) Lt. Gamboa
(c) Lt. Pitaluga
(d) Lt. Pitaluga

12. The Jaguar tells Lt. Gamboa in the Epilogue, “They all say, ‘Gamboa’s the strictest of the officers but he’s the only one that’s’” what?
(a) Honest
(b) Loyal
(c) Religious
(d) Just

13. What does Tere give to the narrator in Part Two, Chapter 2 for his birthday?
(a) A sleeveless sweater
(b) A pair of new shoes
(c) A wool jacket
(d) A book

14. How much money does Skinny give to Alberto after they perform the house robbery in Part Two, Chapter 3, while promising him more tomorrow?
(a) 5 soles
(b) 3 soles
(c) 10 soles
(d) 20 soles

15. Who does Lt. Gamboa order to take the Jaguar’s place in the attack formation in Part Two, Chapter 5?
(a) Arrospide
(b) Alberto
(c) Cava
(d) Ricardo

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described in Part Two, Chapter 4 as “a very young lieutenant, in charge of a company in the Third”?

2. Who argues with the captain over Alberto’s right to make allegations against the circle in Part Two, Chapter 4?

3. Who is the instructor of the physical education class that Alberto describes sneaking out of in Part Two, Chapter 1?

4. Valdivieso says he believes who made up the nickname that Valdivieso is called in Part Two, Chapter 1?

5. The captain tells Lt. Gamboa in the Epilogue that with his new assignment he can now visit where when he goes on leave?

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