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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. Where does the narrator say Porfirio Cava grew up in Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) The desert
(b) The mountains
(c) The coast
(d) The meadowlands

2. Skinny tells Alberto in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 3 that the narrator has a nephew who must be about what age by now?
(a) 3
(b) 8
(c) 4
(d) 2

3. Who does the Colonel put in charge of transportation for the cadet’s funeral in Part Two, Chapter 2?
(a) Lt. Huarina
(b) Lt. Fernandez
(c) Lt. Gamboa
(d) Lt. Pitaluga

4. The narrator describes the morning wind springing up where in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) Moquegua
(b) Cusco
(c) Arequipa
(d) La Perla

5. In Part One, Chapter 3, Alberto describes Skinny Higueras as one of his brother’s friends before he was drafted into the army. What is Alberto’s brother’s name?
(a) Curly
(b) Perico
(c) Nunez
(d) Ricardo

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alberto goes a second time to see his godfather in Part Two, Chapter 2, the godfather’s daughter tells Alberto that her father will be gone in the mountains for how many days?

2. The Slave tells Alberto that who is on duty today in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 2?

3. Where does Alberto say Skinny took him to a different bar that was dark and dirty in Part Two, Chapter 2?

4. Who does the narrator of Part Two, Chapter 4 believe is double-crossing him in the beginning of the chapter?

5. The narrator in Part One, Chapter 5 tells his mother that he would rather live with whom than his father?

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