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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "cocuyos" mean?

2. How old is Carlos in the anecdote with which chapter 1 opens?

3. Whose house does Carlos visit in the beginning of Chapter 12?

4. How do most of the men who are in the car in Chapter 26 die?

5. What is Carlos's father's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the gift exchange between Carlos and Aunt Lucía that is discussed in Chapter 18.

2. Where does Carlos see the Cuba-shaped clouds, and how does he feel about them?

3. What is the game the boys play with the "pesticide Jeep"?

4. Explain Carlos's third proof for the existence of God, as related in Chapter 11.

5. What is the significance of the mamey pit to Carlos?

6. How does Carlos feel about the poster he made in fourth grade?

7. Who is Mel Blanc, and how does Carlos feel about him?

8. How do Cubans relate to a statue of Saint Lazarus, and what connection does Carlos have with one?

9. What happens when the police stop Fernando's car in Chapter 26?

10. Why is Carlos suddenly not allowed to see 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the relationship between church and state in Communist Cuba, as described in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Identify two symbols of fear in the book. How are they similar, and how are they different? What other symbolic significances do they carry? Support your opinions with details from the book as much as possible.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the effects of Communism, using either money or the Bosque as a lens through which to view those effects.

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