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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. What word from Part One, Chapter 1 refers to a wild South American camelid that lives in the high alpine areas of the Andes?
(a) Alpaca
(b) Vicuña
(c) Hacienda
(d) Perros

2. Who is the lieutenant on duty that is dozing in a chair when Lt. Gamboa enters the guardhouse in Part One, Chapter 8?
(a) Lt. Pitaluga
(b) Lt. Huarina
(c) Lt. Garrido
(d) Lt. Pezoa

3. What does Alberto drink a shot of with Skinny at the bar in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 3?
(a) Tequila
(b) Rum
(c) Pisco
(d) Vodka

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

5. Where do Tere’s aunt and uncle live in Part One, Chapter 5?
(a) On Francisco Pizarro Avenue
(b) On Sáenz Peña Avenue
(c) On Arica Avenue
(d) On Progreso Avenue

Short Answer Questions

1. Lt. Huarina is said to own a small store where, in Part One, Chapter 6?

2. Of the cadets at the Academy, Lt. Gamboa says in Part One, Chapter 8, “Half of them are sent here so they won’t turn out to be” what?

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

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

5. The narrator describes Alberto as getting off the bus at what stop in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 4?

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