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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. Why does the narrator say most of the cadets were in the Academy in Part One, Chapter 8?
(a) Because they were facing imprisonment or reform school
(b) Because they had homosexual tendencies
(c) Because their families were in great need for money
(d) Because their families wanted to get rid of them for a while

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

3. 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?
(a) Tachycardia
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Insomnia
(d) Paranoia

4. Where do the buglers play their morning alarm on Saturdays, according to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) The General’s headquarters
(b) The latrines
(c) The clock tower
(d) The parade ground

5. What is the name of the military academy that Cava and the other boys attend in the novel?
(a) The School of the Americas
(b) The Leoncio Prado Military Academy
(c) The Hargrave Military Academy
(d) The Admiral Farragut Academy

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Part One, Chapter 1 refers to a wild South American camelid that lives in the high alpine areas of the Andes?

2. Who is giving Alberto a dance lesson in Part One, Chapter 7?

3. On Saturdays, how long do the Fifth Year cadets have “to wash, dress, make their bunks, and fall in” after the bugle call, according to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 2?

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

5. Who does the narrator say he will kill “if he gets scared and drags us into it” in Part One, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the character of Arrospide described? What is his role in the narrative?

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

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

4. How are the Slave and the Poet similar in their metaphorical roles in the novel?

5. What leads the Slave to his decision in Part One, Chapter 5? What decision does he reach?

6. What are two depictions of women and female sexuality illustrated in The Time of the Hero?

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

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

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

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

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