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

2. The narrator says in Part One, Chapter 8 that who invented some new illness every two weeks for his wife in order to get a pass?
(a) Lt. Pitaluga
(b) Lt. Gamboa
(c) Lt. Huarina
(d) Capt. Garrido

3. How old does the narrator say the dog is that lives at the Academy in Part Two, Chapter 1?
(a) Over 10 years old
(b) Over 7 years old
(c) Over 5 years old
(d) Over 3 years old

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

5. Whose “songlike voice” does Alberto distinguish among the cadets shouting “Squealer!” at the Jaguar in Part Two, Chapter 8?
(a) Quiñones’s
(b) Pezoa’s
(c) Paulino’s
(d) Perico’s

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The quote that opens Part One, Chapter 1 (“We play the part of heroes because we’re cowards, the part of saints because we’re wicked”) is written by whom?

3. In Part One, Chapter 3, Alberto describes Skinny Higueras as one of his brother’s friends before he was drafted into the army. What is Alberto’s brother’s name?

4. Where do the buglers play their morning alarm on Saturdays, according to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 2?

5. How much money does the narrator borrow from Skinny in Part One, Chapter 7?

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