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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. What does the Jaguar admit in his note to Lt. Gamboa in the Epilogue of the novel?
2. Who is sitting at his desk “hunched over like a porcupine” when Lt. Gamboa enters the barracks of the Fifth Year in the beginning of Part Two, Chapter 7?
3. What is the Jaguar’s response when Lt. Gamboa asks him in Part Two, Chapter 5, “Why did you enroll in the Military Academy?”
4. Who is the art and music teacher that Alberto describes in Part Two, Chapter 1?
5. Who believes that the squealer in Part Two, Chapter 5 must be the Jaguar after the lockers are searched?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Alberto effectively get out of school early in Part Two, Chapter 1? On what days does he leave the campus?
2. What action does Lt. Gamboa take in following up on Alberto’s claims in Part Two, Chapter 5?
3. How does the meeting between the Colonel and the Poet end in Part Two, Chapter 6?
4. How is the Slave injured in the novel? What is the status of his injuries in the opening of Part Two?
5. How does the Jaguar respond when Alberto attempts to make peace with him in Part Two, Chapter 8?
6. What does the character of Ricardo Arana represent symbolically in The Time of the Hero?
7. What encounter takes place between Alberto and Teresa in Part Two, Chapter 3?
8. What causes the Poet to begin to doubt himself and his allegations in Part Two?
9. What does the Colonel use in order to blackmail the Poet in Part Two, Chapter 6?
10. Who is the narrator in the beginning of Part Two, Chapter 1? What does this narrator describe?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of Golden Toes and Teresa in the narrative. How do the cadets communicate when they discuss Golden Toes? What stories do they relate? How is their reverence different with Teresa?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of alienation in The Time of the Hero. How is this theme illustrated through symbolism and imagery in the narrative? What characters relate to the theme of alienation the most? Why?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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