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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator of Part One, Chapter 5 says that “Tere went to have lunch on weekdays with some relatives who lived near her school” where?
(a) In Lima
(b) In Mexico City
(c) In Medio Mundo
(d) In Barranca

2. What does Alberto buy as a gift for Teresa after he’s done the robbery with Skinny in Part Two, Chapter 3?
(a) Chalk
(b) New shoes
(c) Magazines
(d) A notebook

3. Where do the buglers play their morning alarm on Saturdays, according to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) The clock tower
(b) The parade ground
(c) The latrines
(d) The General’s headquarters

4. On Saturdays, how long do the Fifth Year cadets have “to wash, dress, make their bunks, and fall in” after the bugle call, according to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) 3 minutes
(b) 8 minutes
(c) 5 minutes
(d) 10 minutes

5. What number does the Jaguar call out after the roll of dice in the opening of Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) 7
(b) 3
(c) 8
(d) 4

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator of Part Two, Chapter 3 say is always talking about the Poet and is perhaps envious of him?

2. What answer does Calzada receive when he asks, “When are they going to strip off his insignia?” in Part One, Chapter 8?

3. What character is described in Part One, Chapter 2 as “an excellent soccer player and his kick had tremendous force”?

4. At what time do the narrator and his fellow cadets go into Emilio’s house after the dance lesson in Part One, Chapter 7?

5. Ricardo’s father tells Alberto that they’ve operated on his son how many times when they meet in the halls of the infirmary in Part Two, Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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