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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. 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?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 3

2. Where does Alberto say Skinny Higueras always waited for him when Alberto slipped out of school in Part Two, Chapter 1?
(a) In Moquegua
(b) In the Bellavista Plaza
(c) Francisco Pizarro Avenue
(d) Arica Avenue

3. Who argues with the captain over Alberto’s right to make allegations against the circle in Part Two, Chapter 4?
(a) Lt. Huarina
(b) Lt. Pitaluga
(c) Lt. Ferrero
(d) Lt. Gamboa

4. Where do the members of The Circle meet in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) The rooftop
(b) The latrine
(c) The exercise fields
(d) The cave

5. How many points does Alberto say he needs for the exam in Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) 70
(b) 50
(c) 40
(d) 60

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes the morning wind springing up where in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 2?

2. What month is it in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 8?

3. What three army noncoms follow Lt. Gamboa as he orders the cadets into line in Part One, Chapter 2?

4. What do Alberto’s mother’s women friends come over to play every afternoon in Part One, Chapter 4?

5. What character is described in Part One, Chapter 2 as “the huskiest cadet in the first section, perhaps in the whole Academy”?

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