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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the water tanks face?
(a) The Gulf of Mexico.
(b) Downtown Miami.
(c) The Bay of Pigs.
(d) Downtown Havana.

2. In Chapter 11, where does young Carlos's head get stuck?
(a) In a car door.
(b) In a hat that is too small.
(c) Under the sofa.
(d) In a pew.

3. What aspect of the breadfruit "[speaks] of swamps, ooze, eggs and sperm, and infinite reproduction"?
(a) The sound of its explosion.
(b) Its taste.
(c) Its appearance.
(d) Its smell.

4. What does Carlos remember best from the year of school he discusses in Chapter 27?
(a) The hair of the girl he liked.
(b) The smell of the chalkboard.
(c) His penmanship lessons.
(d) The way the students disappeared.

5. What is the last place mentioned in Chapter 23?
(a) New England.
(b) Miami.
(c) Havana.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the reports of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in Chapter 29, who has been arrested?

2. In Chapter 36, who spends an evening with Fidel?

3. What does Carlos see in Chapter 1 that reminds him of the maid's breasts?

4. What holiday is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 2?

5. As Chapter 37 discusses, with what object does Carlos work when he takes a summer job at Marie Antoinette's factory?

(see the answer key)

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