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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month is it in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 8?
(a) October
(b) July
(c) March
(d) September

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

3. 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. Huarina
(b) Lt. Pitaluga
(c) Lt. Garrido
(d) Lt. Pezoa

4. By what name do the elder-classmen of the academy refer to the under-classmen?
(a) Chickens
(b) Dogs
(c) Birds
(d) Rookies

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

6. Who does the narrator say essentially ran things in the Circle during their Fifth Year in Part One, Chapter 3?
(a) Cava
(b) The Boa
(c) The Jaguar
(d) The Poet

7. In what country is The Time of the Hero set?
(a) Brazil
(b) Argentina
(c) Mexico
(d) Peru

8. 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?
(a) 10:00 p.m.
(b) 12:00 a.m.
(c) 9:00 p.m.
(d) 11:00 p.m.

9. Where do the members of The Circle meet in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) The cave
(b) The rooftop
(c) The exercise fields
(d) The latrine

10. At what time do the narrator and his fellow cadets go into Emilio’s house after the dance lesson in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) 1:00 p.m.
(b) 2:00 p.m.
(c) 3:00 p.m.
(d) 4:00 p.m.

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

12. The narrator in Part One, Chapter 5 says, “The cadets admired the chaplain because they considered him” what?
(a) A Godly man
(b) An honest man
(c) A faithful man
(d) A religious man

13. What do Alberto’s mother’s women friends come over to play every afternoon in Part One, Chapter 4?
(a) Chess
(b) Bridge
(c) Canasta
(d) Poker

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

15. Paulino says in Part One, Chapter 5, “These two’ve been together every minute for a whole week,” when referring to Alberto and whom?
(a) The Boa
(b) The Jaguar
(c) The Poet
(d) The Slave

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says of Lt. Gamboa in Part One, Chapter 8, that he “loved the military life for exactly the same reasons that the others hated it.” What reasons are these?

2. The narrator says in Part One, Chapter 7, “I don’t believe in the devil but sometimes” who makes him wonder?

3. What book does Vallano decide to “rent out” to the other cadets in Part One, Chapter 6?

4. On Saturdays, how long do the Fifth Year cadets have “to wash, dress, make their bunks, and fall in” after the bugle call, according to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 2?

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

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