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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 is the most noticeable thing about the woman mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 34?
(a) The color of her shirt.
(b) Her hat.
(c) Her large feet.
(d) Her rear end.

2. Who is "capable of poisoning [Carlos's] relationship with [his] father"?
(a) El Loco.
(b) Ernesto.
(c) Tony.
(d) Pepito.

3. What is the name of Carlos's best friend in Chapter 27?
(a) Ciro.
(b) María Josefa.
(c) José.
(d) Hernando.

4. What does the sound in the beginning of Chapter 29 turn out to be?
(a) Firecrackers.
(b) An alarm clock.
(c) Armies marching through the street.
(d) Bombs.

5. How many lizards does Carlos kill in Chapter 39?
(a) 11.
(b) 17.
(c) 32.
(d) 41.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom does Carlos see Fidel in person, as discussed in Chapter 38?

3. By Chapter 35, which of Carlos's friends is already in the United States?

4. To which organization do Tony and Carlos belong, until they realize it has too many rules?

5. In Chapter 40, what does Carlos plan to request when he reaches the United States?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carlos report that Ernest did to him?

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

3. Describe the Aquarium of the Revolution.

4. What happens at Carlos's co-ed school when someone finds out that a certain boy likes a certain girl?

5. Describe Carlos's first death.

6. Why is Fidel's milk consumption in Chapter 36 significant?

7. What is Ernesto's family history?

8. Why does Carlos want to request a Coke as his first act in the United States?

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

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

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