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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What holiday is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 2?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Cinco de Mayo.
(d) New Year's.
2. Where was Fernando born?
(a) Spain.
(b) The United States.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Cuba.
3. Who buys Carlos and Tony comic books each Wednesday?
(a) Aunt Lucía.
(b) Aunt Carmela.
(c) Marie Antoinette.
(d) Eugenio's mother.
4. On what holiday does Chapter 20 begin?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Independence Day.
5. Carlos notes in Chapter 1 that his Aunt Lucia had been what political figure in a previous life?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) A Hapsburg.
(c) A Bourbon princess.
(d) Cleopatra.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is invariably present at birthday parties?
2. Where does Carlos work?
3. What is the name of Fernando's cousin, the one who sets off bombs to act against Fidel's government?
4. Who is driving the car discussed in Chapter 26?
5. What does the Jeep mentioned in Chapter 5 spray?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the concept of Gelassenheit.
2. Explain what happens when people begin to shout "paredón."
3. How do Cubans relate to a statue of Saint Lazarus, and what connection does Carlos have with one?
4. Explain the gift exchange between Carlos and Aunt Lucía that is discussed in Chapter 18.
5. Explain Carlos's third proof for the existence of God, as related in Chapter 11.
6. What happened to Carlos's great-great-grandmother Butrón-Múgicas?
7. Where does Carlos see the Cuba-shaped clouds, and how does he feel about them?
8. What happens when the police stop Fernando's car in Chapter 26?
9. Summarize the contents of the Cuban history lesson the boys receive at the beginning of Chapter 4.
10. Describe Havana on New Year's Eve, as portrayed in Chapter 1. What has happened to affect the city this way?
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