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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. During the fight at the movie theater, who does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 3 say hit him “so hard in the belly I couldn’t breathe”?
2. How is Teresa’s school uniform described in Part One, Chapter 7?
3. With whom does Alberto say he jumped over the wall and went to a fiesta in La Punta the previous year in Part One, Chapter 6?
4. The narrator describes Alberto as getting off the bus at what stop in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 4?
5. Where does Alberto’s father say he’ll send Alberto next year if he does well on his exams in Part One, Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the scene that opens Part One, Chapter 1 of the novel. Where are the main characters located, and what are they doing?
2. How is the character of Flaco Higueras described? What is his role in the novel?
3. How does Vallano fit into the hierarchy of the Fifth Years at the Academy?
4. How is the theme of secrecy elicited symbolically in Part One, Chapter 3?
5. How do the Slave and the Poet differ in their relationship to manhood in the novel?
6. What are two depictions of women and female sexuality illustrated in The Time of the Hero?
7. What act of betrayal has the Poet committed in Part One, Chapter 5?
8. How is the character of Arrospide described? What is his role in the narrative?
9. How is “manhood” defined in the world of the novel? How does this definition relate to the teachings at the Academy?
10. How are the Slave and the Poet similar in their metaphorical roles in the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the character of Helena in the novel. How does Helena relate to the other female characters and idolizations that have been presented? Is Helena more like Golden Toes, or more like Teresa? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the setting of The Time of the Hero. What clues indicate the time period in which the story takes place? What is the political and social status of Peru like during this time period? How is this seen in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Plot Structure
a. Discuss the plot structure of The Time of the Hero. In what ways is the narrative related and what effect does this have on the reader?
b. Discuss the linear and nonlinear elements of the narrative. Why does the author employ a nonlinear structure?
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