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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 holiday is the Nieto family celebrating at the beginning of Chapter 24?
2. What do the boys throw at each other in Chapter 15?
3. Who developed the concept of Gelassenheit?
4. Of what nationality is the hot dog man in Carlos's neighborhood?
5. Which of the following is not one of the common causes of death, according to Marie Antoinette?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the various Christmas traditions at the Nieto house, as described in Chapter 10?
2. Explain the gift exchange between Carlos and Aunt LucĂa that is discussed in Chapter 18.
3. Describe the incident in which the boys try to send something into orbit.
4. Why is Carlos suddenly not allowed to see 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?
5. Who is Mel Blanc, and how does Carlos feel about him?
6. Explain the concept of Gelassenheit.
7. What is the game the boys play with the "pesticide Jeep"?
8. With regard to Fernando's prison term, what does "rehabilitation" mean?
9. Explain one of the lessons on hell that is described in Chapter 19.
10. Describe Havana on New Year's Eve, as portrayed in Chapter 1. What has happened to affect the city this way?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the Aquarium of the Revolution mitigate Carlos's highly negative picture of Communism? Is it enough to make the reader believe that Communism has good points? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Describe Carlos's assessment of the school of parrot fish as a miracle, in comparison with other miracles that he has witnessed in his life.
Essay Topic 3
Describe in detail Carlos's experiences with and feelings about lizards. What do the lizards symbolize? How does Carlos relate to them at various points in his life?
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