Captain Pantoja and the Special Service Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Captain Pantoja and the Special Service Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Olga is murdered after what kind of party?

2. What is the name of the song written about the Special Service?

3. How long is a sergeant put in jail after eloping with a prostitute?

4. In Chapter 8, it is revealed that Pantoja has taken to interviewing new prostitutes by doing what?

5. In what month has the SSGFRI completed its first year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Chuchupe and Wong try to convince Pantoja to leave the military and go into business with them?

2. How does Pantoja react when he is told of the decision to discontinue the operations of the SSGFRI?

3. Describe Olga's life prior to becoming a prostitute with the Special Service.

4. Why did the "House of Iron" fail in the Amazon?

5. How does Morey try to cover up Olga's murder?

6. What information does Maclovia reveal during her radio interview that outrages listeners?

7. What happens to a couple that elopes in Chapter 6?

8. What happens at the end of Chapter 8 when news of the Special Service starts to spread?

9. How does Olga die?

10. What does a supposedly anonymous letter from Sinchi to Panjota say?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the circular narrative of the ending. Why do you think Pantoja's life goes back to normal in the end? What do you think he has learned from this whole experience? Were you surprised by the ending? What do you think the author is trying to say with this ending?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the theme of excess in the book. Where does the reader see excess in the book? What do the characters in the book seem to be obsessed with? Why do you think people give themselves over to their desires so easily? Why is the setting of the story important to the theme of excess? What does the author seem to be saying about excesses?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the significance of the religious sect, the Brothers of the Ark. What does the sect seem to represent? What narrative function does the sect serve? How is the sect described throughout the novel? What seems to be the overall tone around the sect? What techniques does the author use to portray the sect? What seems to be the significance of the sacrifices and other violent acts?

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