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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. 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) Tuesday at noon
(c) Friday at six
(d) Thursday at one

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

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 Boa
(b) The Jaguar
(c) Cava
(d) Curly

4. What month is it in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 8?
(a) March
(b) October
(c) July
(d) September

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say Porfirio Cava grew up in Part One, Chapter 1?

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

3. By what name do the elder-classmen of the academy refer to the under-classmen?

4. What number does the Jaguar call out after the roll of dice in the opening of Part One, Chapter 1?

5. Who does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 3 say lives next door to him and often comes to the door when he knocks unless her aunt does?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What contribution does Vallano make to the culture of the Fifth Years in Part One, Chapter 6?

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

6. How does Vallano fit into the hierarchy of the Fifth Years at the Academy?

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

8. How has the Slave’s death been foreshadowed in Part One?

9. Describe the scene that opens Part One, Chapter 1 of the novel. Where are the main characters located, and what are they doing?

10. How is the character of Alberto described in Part One, Chapter 1? What is Alberto’s nickname within the Circle?

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