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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. Carlos mentions in Chapter 27 that his beloved teacher told his mother he has the nicest what?
(a) Hair.
(b) Skin.
(c) Penmanship.
(d) Math skills.

2. Which of the children's acquaintances eats breadfruit voluntarily?
(a) Caridad.
(b) The Jamaican man.
(c) Eugenio's mother.
(d) Inocencia.

3. Carlos wishes that what animal would eat Ernesto?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Wolverines.
(c) Bears.
(d) Swordfish.

4. In Chapter 32, who else is present while Carlos is talking with the villain?
(a) Ernesto.
(b) Tony.
(c) Eugenio.
(d) Jorge.

5. What is in the pool that Carlos is observing in the beginning of Chapter 31?
(a) Manitees.
(b) Iguanas.
(c) Sharks.
(d) Manta rays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of the breadfruit "[speaks] of swamps, ooze, eggs and sperm, and infinite reproduction"?

2. What does the sound in the beginning of Chapter 29 turn out to be?

3. Where is the pool that Carlos is observing in Chapter 31?

4. Which person would never have noticed Carlos's teacher at the co-ed school?

5. In Chapter 38, what is described as "rivers of sludge"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the young man who accosts Carlos and Jorge in Chapter 32.

2. What is Ernesto's family history?

3. As discussed in Chapter 28, who are the Pioneers and what do they stand for?

4. How does Carlos feel about Lou and Norma Chait?

5. As discussed in Chapter 37, why does Carlos feel shame about his upbringing?

6. According to Chapter 31, what happens when Carlos is swimming in Minnesota?

7. How does Louis XVI react to the angry lady in Chapter 34, and how does he feel afterward?

8. Describe the Aquarium of the Revolution.

9. Describe the event that Carlos dreams of as thunder in Chapter 29.

10. Describe the miraculous event that Carlos witnesses in Chapter 35.

(see the answer keys)

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