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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator say he would go on Sundays when Teresa went to visit family in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) Moquegua
(b) Barranco
(c) Juliaca
(d) The Bellavista Plaza

2. What character does the narrator describe in Part One, Chapter 5 as a “half-breed” with “slanted Japanese eyes, thick Negro lips, copper-colored Indian skin, high cheekbones, lank black hair”?
(a) Curly
(b) Paulino
(c) Urioste
(d) Perico

3. What color are the flannel pajamas that Cava wears in Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) Blue
(b) Yellow
(c) Green
(d) Red

4. Teresa’s aunt says that Teresa is almost what age in Part One, Chapter 4?
(a) 20
(b) 18
(c) 16
(d) 21

5. According to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 2, “this Saturday was an exception. The field exercises had been canceled because the Fifth was scheduled to take” what exam?
(a) The Latin exam
(b) The calculus exam
(c) The chemistry exam
(d) The history exam

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alberto say snuck off the Academy property over the wall on Monday and came back at four in the morning in Part One, Chapter 6?

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. At what bakery does the narrator say Tere goes to buy bread from on weekdays in Part One, Chapter 7?

4. What three army noncoms follow Lt. Gamboa as he orders the cadets into line in Part One, Chapter 2?

5. During the fight at the movie theater, who does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 3 say hit him “so hard in the belly I couldn’t breathe”?

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