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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. Alberto sees Teresa with two girls after the last exam in Part Two, Chapter 4. Where does Teresa tell him they are going?
2. When the other cadets return to the Fifth Year bunks in Part Two, Chapter 8, Alberto tells them that he got his injuries how?
3. What color uniforms does the narrator of Part Two, Chapter 1 describe the students from La Salle wearing?
4. Whose funeral is being held in Part Two, Chapter 2?
5. When Alberto goes a second time to see his godfather in Part Two, Chapter 2, the godfather’s daughter tells Alberto that her father will be gone in the mountains for how many days?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has the death of the Slave affected the Poet and the Jaguar in Part Two, Chapter 5?
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. What is Alberto’s theory regarding the death of the Slave in Part Two, Chapter 4?
5. Where is Alberto sent after meeting with the Colonel in Part Two? Who does he encounter here?
6. How does Alberto effectively get out of school early in Part Two, Chapter 1? On what days does he leave the campus?
7. What is the outcome for Lt. Gamboa in the Epilogue of the novel? Where is he going?
8. How would you describe the Boa’s relationship to the Jaguar in the novel?
9. How does the Jaguar respond when Alberto attempts to make peace with him in Part Two, Chapter 8?
10. Who is the narrator in the opening of Part Two, Chapter 3? What does this character 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
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the character of Alberto Fernandez in the novel. How old is Alberto? Where is he from? What is his nickname within the Circle? What are Alberto’s actions, obstacles and objectives in the narrative?
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