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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many points does Alberto say he needs for the exam in Part One, Chapter 2?

3. The three cadets that were last to fall in line are given a choice by Lt. Gamboa for six points or what, in Part One, Chapter 2?

4. According to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 6, the Jaguar invented the breath-holding trick, which would lead the attendant to admit one to the infirmary with symptoms of what?

5. Skinny tells Alberto in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 3 that the narrator has a nephew who must be about what age by now?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is the Slave’s situation described in Part One, Chapter 5? How does the confinement affect him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character of Lt. Huarina in The Time of the Hero. What is Lt. Huarina’s authority level and rank at the academy? How is he perceived by his peers, subordinates, and superiors?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Teresa in the novel. How does Ricardo know Teresa? When did he ask her out on a date? What are Teresa’s expectations of her date with Ricardo? Why does the date not happen?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the character of Mr. Arana in The Time of the Hero. How does Mr. Arana feel about his son Ricardo? What is his relationship to Ricardo’s mother? How does Mr. Arana express his feelings for his son?

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