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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. The narrator in Part One, Chapter 5 tells his mother that he would rather live with whom than his father?
(a) Aunt Adelina
(b) Lt. Gamboa
(c) Uncle Pezoa
(d) Skinny Higueras

2. What is the name of the hideout where the cadets buy pisco and cigarettes from Paulino in Part One, Chapter 5?
(a) La Brama
(b) La Cuidad
(c) Los Perros
(d) La Perlita

3. Where does the narrator say he would go on Sundays when Teresa went to visit family in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) Juliaca
(b) Moquegua
(c) The Bellavista Plaza
(d) Barranco

4. The narrator says in Part One, Chapter 6 of the infirmary doctors, “they knew that if you put banana peels on your forehead for a couple of hours, your temperature would go up to about” what?
(a) 100
(b) 101
(c) 102
(d) 103

5. Who does the narrator say he will kill “if he gets scared and drags us into it” in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) The Jaguar
(b) Cava
(c) The Boa
(d) Curly

Short Answer Questions

1. Lt. Huarina is said to own a small store where, in Part One, Chapter 6?

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

3. The narrator notes in Part One, Chapter 2 of the Fifth Year cadets that they know there are how many minutes between the bugle player’s call and the whistle that calls them to fall in line?

4. Where do the members of The Circle meet in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?

5. Who exits the meeting with the Boa in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the character of Lt. Huarina compare with the other officers in the novel?

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

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

8. What is the task that Cava is enlisted to perform in Part One, Chapter 1?

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

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

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