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

2. 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) Where is your little sister?
(d) Are you selling chocolates?

3. 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) Talara
(c) Mancora
(d) Potao

4. Who does the Jaguar say is taking his place on guard in Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) The Poet
(b) The Slave
(c) The Boa
(d) Curly

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Alberto’s mother in the novel?

3. On what day of the week does the narrator’s neighbor go with her aunt to Lima in Part One, Chapter 3?

4. What color are the flannel pajamas that Cava wears in Part One, Chapter 1?

5. At what time does the Boa say he has to go on guard in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?

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