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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. When Alberto goes to the dark, dirty bar to look for Skinny, Skinny defends Alberto against a drunk by telling him that Alberto is his what in Part Two, Chapter 2?
(a) Brother
(b) Cousin
(c) Son
(d) Nephew

2. The narrator of Part Two, Chapter 2 says that his godfather “lived a long way off, out by” what?
(a) The well
(b) The cemetery
(c) The bridge
(d) The church

3. 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) Hacienda
(b) Perros
(c) Vicuña
(d) Alpaca

4. As the Boa contemplates his future after leaving the Academy in Part Two, Chapter 3, he considers that he might take who with him?
(a) The Slave
(b) Skimpy
(c) Arrospide
(d) Curly

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say he would go on Sundays when Teresa went to visit family in Part One, Chapter 7?

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. The narrator in Part One, Chapter 5 says, “The cadets admired the chaplain because they considered him” what?

4. At what time does Lt. Huarina tell Ricardo to return to the Academy after Ricardo reveals the person responsible for the chemistry exam theft in Part One, Chapter 6?

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

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