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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 Jaguar tells Lt. Gamboa in the Epilogue, “They all say, ‘Gamboa’s the strictest of the officers but he’s the only one that’s’” what?
(a) Honest
(b) Loyal
(c) Religious
(d) Just

2. Where is Lt. Gamboa’s “solitary house” located, according to the narrator of Part Two, Chapter 8?
(a) Piura
(b) Barranco
(c) Moquegua
(d) Bellavista

3. What does Alberto buy as a gift for Teresa after he’s done the robbery with Skinny in Part Two, Chapter 3?
(a) Magazines
(b) New shoes
(c) Chalk
(d) A notebook

4. As Alberto contemplates his fate in the guardhouse, he thinks that he will run away with Teresa where in Part Two, Chapter 4?
(a) To Lima
(b) To New York
(c) To Paris
(d) To Montreal

5. What color uniforms does the narrator of Part Two, Chapter 1 describe the students from La Salle wearing?
(a) Light brown
(b) Light gray
(c) Light blue
(d) Light yellow

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lt. Gamboa tell the Jaguar to take with him to the guardhouse when he approached him in the beginning of Part Two, Chapter 4?

2. To whom does the Jaguar say in the barracks in Part Two, Chapter 8, “Yes, you’re a gentleman. Of course you are. Everybody from Miraflores is a gentleman”?

3. The young lieutenant who calls for Alberto in Part Two, Chapter 4 tells him to go to the office of his Year and report to whom?

4. Who does the narrator of Part Two, Chapter 4 believe is double-crossing him in the beginning of the chapter?

5. How much money does Skinny give to Alberto after they perform the house robbery in Part Two, Chapter 3, while promising him more tomorrow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What vow does the Jaguar make in Part Two, Chapter 4? Who witnesses this vow?

2. How has the death of the Slave affected the Poet and the Jaguar in Part Two, Chapter 5?

3. How does Lt. Gamboa respond to the Jaguar’s confession in the Epilogue of the novel?

4. How does the Jaguar respond when Alberto attempts to make peace with him in Part Two, Chapter 8?

5. Who is the narrator in the beginning of Part Two, Chapter 2? What does this narrator describe?

6. What encounter takes place between Alberto and Teresa in Part Two, Chapter 3?

7. How is the Slave injured in the novel? What is the status of his injuries in the opening of Part Two?

8. How does the theme of secrecy relate to the character of Skinny Higueras?

9. Where is Alberto sent after meeting with the Colonel in Part Two? Who does he encounter here?

10. What does the character of the Boa represent symbolically in The Time of the Hero?

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