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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 Carlos do at the beautiful house?

2. What is the only memory that Carlos is not able to repress through denial?

3. Who has an empty pool under his house?

4. What type of car is Louis XVI driving in Chapter 34?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Addison's backyard.

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

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

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

5. What difficulties does Marie Antoinette face before she can find the boys in the United States?

6. Who makes the peashooters and out of which material, and why do the boys use peas?

7. Describe Filo's situation in the auditorium, as Carlos relates in Chapter 29.

8. Describe the Aquarium of the Revolution.

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

10. Describe breadfruit.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between history and memory in this book. In your opinion, is this book more about Carlos's memories or more about history? Explain your thoughts, using as much detail from the text as you can remember.

Essay Topic 2

How does Fernando fit the archetype of the hero? What other characters in the book also seem like heroes, and how do they compare and contrast with Fernando?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the archetypal villains of the militia, Fidel, and Ernesto.

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