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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 8
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2

2. For how many years does the narrator say his father served the government in Part One, Chapter 3?
(a) 45
(b) 10
(c) 20
(d) 30

3. The narrator of Part One, Chapter 3 opens the chapter saying “I was in Sáenz Peña and when I left I was going back to” where on foot?
(a) Bellavista
(b) Chachapoyas
(c) Tarapoto
(d) Cajamarca

4. Where does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 3 describe going to soccer games on the days when his neighbor goes to Lima with her aunt?
(a) Zana
(b) Mancora
(c) Potao
(d) Talara

5. Who does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 3 say lives next door to him and often comes to the door when he knocks unless her aunt does?
(a) Marcela
(b) Carmela
(c) Helena
(d) Teresa

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the members of The Circle meet in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?

2. What is the name of the military academy that Cava and the other boys attend in the novel?

3. Alberto’s father suggests to Alberto’s mother that they rent a decent house where, in Part One, Chapter 4?

4. The three cadets that were last to fall in line are given a choice by Lt. Gamboa for six points or what, in Part One, Chapter 2?

5. With whom does Teresa say she’s got a date when talking with her aunt in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 4?

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