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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. By what nickname is Ricardo Arana known in the Circle?
(a) The Slave
(b) The Jaguar
(c) The Poet
(d) The Boa

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

3. 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) Ladies
(b) Gangsters
(c) Momma’s boys
(d) Sissies

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

5. As Alberto walks from the bus station to his house in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 4, a group of small boys calls out to him. What do they ask Alberto?
(a) Are you the milk man?
(b) Are you selling chocolates?
(c) Where is your mother?
(d) Where is your little sister?

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the flannel pajamas that Cava wears in Part One, Chapter 1?

2. What day of the week is it when Alberto returns home from the Academy in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 4?

3. At what time does Teresa say her date will be calling for her in Part One, Chapter 4?

4. The narrator says of Lt. Gamboa in Part One, Chapter 8, that he “loved the military life for exactly the same reasons that the others hated it.” What reasons are these?

5. Where does the narrator say he would go on Sundays when Teresa went to visit family in Part One, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the “military spirit” defined by Capt. Garrido in Part One, Chapter 2?

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

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

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

6. How does Lt. Huarina utilize the information given to him by the Slave in Part One?

7. How is the Slave’s situation described in Part One, Chapter 5? How does the confinement affect him?

8. How do the Slave and the Poet differ in their relationship to manhood in the novel?

9. How is “manhood” defined in the world of the novel? How does this definition relate to the teachings at the Academy?

10. How is the character of Vallano described in the narrative? What is his nickname within the group?

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