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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. Who does the narrator of Part Two, Chapter 3 say is always talking about the Poet and is perhaps envious of him?
2. Who is the character that is known as “the Boa” in the Circle?
3. When the Jaguar is ordered by Lt. Gamboa to go to the guardhouse in Part Two, Chapter 4, he tells Curly, “If this is about the exam, a lot of people are going to” what?
4. Where is Lt. Gamboa’s “solitary house” located, according to the narrator of Part Two, Chapter 8?
5. How long has it been since Alberto’s godfather has seen him when he arrives at his house in Part Two, Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the colonel meet with the officers in Part Two, Chapter 2? What decision is reached?
2. Who is the narrator in the opening of Part Two, Chapter 3? What does this character describe?
3. What does the character of Ricardo Arana represent symbolically in The Time of the Hero?
4. How has the death of the Slave affected the Poet and the Jaguar in Part Two, Chapter 5?
5. Where do Skinny and Alberto go in order to perform their first robbery together in Part Two, Chapter 3? What are Alberto’s instructions?
6. What causes the Poet to begin to doubt himself and his allegations in Part Two?
7. Who is the second narrator of Part Two, Chapter 1? What does this character relate in the chapter?
8. What is the outcome for Lt. Gamboa in the Epilogue of the novel? Where is he going?
9. Who is the narrator in the beginning of Part Two, Chapter 1? What does this narrator describe?
10. How does Alberto effectively get out of school early in Part Two, Chapter 1? On what days does he leave the campus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the character of Skinny Higueras in the novel. How old is Skinny? How does Alberto feel about him? What role does Skinny assume in Alberto’s life? Why do you think he does this?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the history of the Leoncio Prado Military Academy. When did author Mario Vargas Llosa attend the academy? How did the academy respond to its facilities being used as the setting for The Time of the Hero? How accurate is Vargas Llosa’s depiction of the academy said to be?
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