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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. Paulino says in Part One, Chapter 5, “These two’ve been together every minute for a whole week,” when referring to Alberto and whom?
(a) The Jaguar
(b) The Boa
(c) The Poet
(d) The Slave

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) 12:00 a.m.
(b) 11:00 p.m.
(c) 9:00 p.m.
(d) 10:00 p.m.

3. How long ago does the narrator say Cava came to Lima to finish school in Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) 1 and ½ years ago
(b) 4 and ½ years ago
(c) 2 and ½ years ago
(d) 3 and ½ years ago

4. Where do the members of The Circle meet in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) The rooftop
(b) The exercise fields
(c) The cave
(d) The latrine

5. What character does the narrator describe in Part One, Chapter 5 as a “half-breed” with “slanted Japanese eyes, thick Negro lips, copper-colored Indian skin, high cheekbones, lank black hair”?
(a) Paulino
(b) Curly
(c) Perico
(d) Urioste

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does the narrator say most of the cadets were in the Academy in Part One, Chapter 8?

3. At what time do the narrator and his fellow cadets go into Emilio’s house after the dance lesson in Part One, Chapter 7?

4. The narrator describes a fight breaking out at the movie theater because what character refused to get rid of the bricks he was sitting on in Part One, Chapter 3?

5. Curly describes an earthquake that took place in what year in Part One, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. To whom does the Slave go to speak in Part One, Chapter 6? Why?

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

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

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 Arrospide described? What is his role in the narrative?

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