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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. When the other cadets return to the Fifth Year bunks in Part Two, Chapter 8, Alberto tells them that he got his injuries how?
2. What does Lt. Gamboa say was found in the Jaguar’s locker in Part Two, Chapter 5?
3. 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?
4. At what time is the funeral of the cadet set to take place in Part Two, Chapter 2?
5. Lt. Gamboa receives a letter from his wife in the beginning of Part Two, Chapter 6. In it, she says that who and her husband were waiting for her at the airport?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the character of Ricardo Arana represent symbolically in The Time of the Hero?
2. Who is the narrator in the beginning of Part Two, Chapter 1? What does this narrator describe?
3. What is the outcome for Lt. Gamboa in the Epilogue of the novel? Where is he going?
4. Who is the narrator in the opening of Part Two, Chapter 3? What does this character describe?
5. How would you describe the Boa’s relationship to the Jaguar in the novel?
6. What does the Colonel use in order to blackmail the Poet in Part Two, Chapter 6?
7. How is the Slave injured in the novel? What is the status of his injuries in the opening of Part Two?
8. Where is Alberto sent after meeting with the Colonel in Part Two? Who does he encounter here?
9. What causes the Poet to begin to doubt himself and his allegations in Part Two?
10. How does the meeting between the Colonel and the Poet end in Part Two, Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Define “narrative point of view,” and discuss the narrative style of the novel. How many different narrative perspectives are employed by the author? Why does the author choose to employ different narrative perspectives? Who are the various narrators?
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