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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. According to Carlos, next to whom should Ernesto sit in heaven?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Mel Blanc.
(c) Kant.
(d) Thomas Aquinas.

2. What did Aunt Lily receive from her fiancé before he died?
(a) A fountain pen.
(b) A string of pearls.
(c) A diary.
(d) A sapphire ring.

3. Who is Marie Antoinette's companion during the events of Chapter 39?
(a) Inocencia.
(b) Maricela.
(c) Louis XVI.
(d) Angelita.

4. By Chapter 35, which of Carlos's friends is already in the United States?
(a) Ernesto.
(b) Rafael.
(c) Manuel.
(d) Eugenio.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of breadfruit does Carlos most appreciate?

2. What sound is present in Carlos's dreams in the opening of Chapter 29?

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

4. Who has an empty pool under his house?

5. How is the weather in the beginning of Chapter 38?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe breadfruit.

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

3. What is Ernesto's family history?

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

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

6. According to Chapter 28, for what is Carlos's uncle Mario almost imprisoned?

7. How does El Loco become the hero of Chapter 32?

8. How do Carlos and his grandfather react to the Communist propaganda in Chapter 38?

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

10. Describe the Aquarium of the Revolution.

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