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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. Who is the narrator that describes his birthday in Part Two, Chapter 2?
(a) Vallano
(b) Alberto
(c) Valdivieso
(d) Cava

2. At what time does the Boa say he has to go on guard in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 1
(d) 3

3. Who does the narrator say “had come to watch the lessons, and spent the whole time cracking jokes, making insinuations, mentioning Helena’s name” in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) Pluto and Emilio
(b) Nunez and Revilla
(c) Paulino and Urioste
(d) Teresa and Marcela

4. At what time is the funeral of the cadet set to take place in Part Two, Chapter 2?
(a) 5:00 p.m.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) 8:00 p.m.
(d) 6:00 p.m.

5. As Alberto walks from the bus station to his house in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 4, a group of small boys calls out to him. What do they ask Alberto?
(a) Are you the milk man?
(b) Where is your mother?
(c) Are you selling chocolates?
(d) Where is your little sister?

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says of Lt. Gamboa in Part One, Chapter 8, that he “loved the military life for exactly the same reasons that the others hated it.” What reasons are these?

2. The narrator notes in Part One, Chapter 2 of the Fifth Year cadets that they know there are how many minutes between the bugle player’s call and the whistle that calls them to fall in line?

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

4. Whose funeral is being held in Part Two, Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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