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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 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?
(a) Cava
(b) The Poet
(c) The Boa
(d) The Jaguar

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

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?
(a) 15 minutes
(b) 10 minutes
(c) 20 minutes
(d) 3 minutes

4. 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) Los Perros
(c) La Cuidad
(d) La Perlita

5. What is the name of Pluto’s cousin that “had become the girlfriend of a boy from San Isidro,” according to the narrator of Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) Sara
(b) Marcela
(c) Carmela
(d) Rosa

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the flannel pajamas that Cava wears in Part One, Chapter 1?

2. Where does the narrator say he would go on Sundays when Teresa went to visit family in Part One, Chapter 7?

3. 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?

4. By what nickname is Ricardo Arana known in the Circle?

5. The Slave tells Alberto that who is on duty today in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What role does Teresa play in the progression of the narrative?

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

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