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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. 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?
(a) Are you selling chocolates?
(b) Where is your little sister?
(c) Where is your mother?
(d) Are you the milk man?

2. At what time does the Boa say he has to go on guard in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 1

3. How much does Paulino charge for a slug of pisco at the hideout in Part One, Chapter 5?
(a) 25 centavos
(b) 50 centavos
(c) 10 centavos
(d) 15 centavos

4. In what country is The Time of the Hero set?
(a) Peru
(b) Mexico
(c) Argentina
(d) Brazil

5. Who exits the meeting with the Boa in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) Alberto
(b) Curly
(c) Cava
(d) Vallano

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sleeps in the upper bunk in Cava’s room in Part One, Chapter 1?

2. Who answers the door at Teresa’s neighbor’s house when she goes to take a bath there before her date 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. What word from Part One, Chapter 1 refers to a wild South American camelid that lives in the high alpine areas of the Andes?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the character of Cava described by the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How would you describe the linear/nonlinear style of the narrative in The Time of the Hero?

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

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

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