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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who exits the meeting with the Boa in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) Vallano
(b) Cava
(c) Curly
(d) Alberto

2. Where does Alberto tell his mother he stayed with his friend the night before when he returns home in Part Two, Chapter 5?
(a) Chimbote
(b) Tarapoto
(c) Trujillo
(d) Chucuito

3. Where does Alberto’s father say he’ll send Alberto next year if he does well on his exams in Part One, Chapter 4?
(a) Mexico City
(b) Paris
(c) The Soviet Union
(d) The United States

4. Of what cadet does the narrator of Part Two, Chapter 3 say he “never talks any more. It’s over four days since his buddy’s funeral, he could’ve got over it by now, but he’s even worse”?
(a) Curly
(b) Alberto
(c) The Boa
(d) Babe

5. Alberto’s father suggests to Alberto’s mother that they rent a decent house where, in Part One, Chapter 4?
(a) Miraflores
(b) Santa Anita
(c) Lurigancho
(d) El Salvador

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose image does Alberto try to remember as he unbuttons his pants at the hideout in Part One, Chapter 5?

2. Paulino says in Part One, Chapter 5, “These two’ve been together every minute for a whole week,” when referring to Alberto and whom?

3. Who comes running into the barracks shouting at the cadets to be quiet and stop as they verbally assault the Jaguar in Part Two, Chapter 8?

4. How much money does the narrator borrow from Skinny in Part One, Chapter 7?

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

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