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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Lt. Gamboa call from the guardhouse when he goes there in the morning in Part One, Chapter 8?
(a) His mother
(b) His brother
(c) His sister
(d) His wife

2. At what time does Lt. Huarina tell Ricardo to return to the Academy after Ricardo reveals the person responsible for the chemistry exam theft in Part One, Chapter 6?
(a) 11:00 p.m.
(b) 12:00 a.m.
(c) 9:00 p.m.
(d) 10:00 p.m.

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

4. 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) Urioste
(b) Morte
(c) Nunez
(d) Perico

5. 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) 2 and ½ years ago
(c) 3 and ½ years ago
(d) 1 and ½ years ago

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many points does Alberto say he needs for the exam in Part One, Chapter 2?

3. Where does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 5 tell his mother he’s going to have lunch with a friend?

4. 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?

5. According to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 6, the Jaguar invented the breath-holding trick, which would lead the attendant to admit one to the infirmary with symptoms of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Boa relate to the theme of racism in The Time of the Hero?

2. What happens when the exam’s theft is discovered in Part One? How do the cadets react?

3. How does the narrative style of The Time of the Hero relate to the plot of the novel?

4. How is the theme of secrecy elicited symbolically in Part One, Chapter 3?

5. What act of betrayal has the Poet committed in Part One, Chapter 5?

6. How is the character of Flaco Higueras described? What is his role in the novel?

7. What is the Poet’s objective in relation to the Slave in Part One of the novel?

8. How does the Jaguar respond to the news of Cava’s punishment in Part One, Chapter 7? Why?

9. What role does Teresa play in the progression of the narrative?

10. How is the character of Lt. Gamboa depicted in the novel? What does Gamboa represent metaphorically in the story?

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