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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. 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

2. Who does the narrator say reprimands Lt. Huarina in public at the Academy in Part One, Chapter 6?
(a) Capt. Garrido
(b) Lt. Pitaluga
(c) Lt. Ferrero
(d) Lt. Gamboa

3. What is Alberto’s last name in the novel?
(a) Hernandez
(b) Arana
(c) Huarina
(d) Fernandez

4. According to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 2, “this Saturday was an exception. The field exercises had been canceled because the Fifth was scheduled to take” what exam?
(a) The history exam
(b) The chemistry exam
(c) The calculus exam
(d) The Latin exam

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Teresa’s school uniform described in Part One, Chapter 7?

2. What do Alberto’s mother’s women friends come over to play every afternoon in Part One, Chapter 4?

3. The narrator describes Alberto as getting off the bus at what stop in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 4?

4. 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?

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What action does the Jaguar set out to accomplish after Cava’s punishment has been revealed in Part One, Chapter 7?

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

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

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