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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ricardo Arana recall taking his cigarettes and money and once having urinated on him while he slept in Part One, Chapter 6?
(a) Curly
(b) Cava
(c) Pezoa
(d) Revilla

2. With whom does Alberto say he jumped over the wall and went to a fiesta in La Punta the previous year in Part One, Chapter 6?
(a) Morte
(b) Arrospide
(c) Perico
(d) Urioste

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

4. The narrator says in Part One, Chapter 6 of the infirmary doctors, “they knew that if you put banana peels on your forehead for a couple of hours, your temperature would go up to about” what?
(a) 103
(b) 100
(c) 102
(d) 101

5. What is Alberto’s last name in the novel?
(a) Fernandez
(b) Huarina
(c) Hernandez
(d) Arana

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time do the narrator and his fellow cadets go into Emilio’s house after the dance lesson in Part One, Chapter 7?

2. At whose house is the party going to be tomorrow, according to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 7?

3. By what name do the elder-classmen of the academy refer to the under-classmen?

4. Where does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 3 describe going to soccer games on the days when his neighbor goes to Lima with her aunt?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vallano fit into the hierarchy of the Fifth Years at the Academy?

2. How is the character of Vallano described in the narrative? What is his nickname within the group?

3. What contribution does Vallano make to the culture of the Fifth Years in Part One, Chapter 6?

4. How does Lt. Huarina utilize the information given to him by the Slave in Part One?

5. How does the Boa relate to the theme of racism in The Time of the Hero?

6. How is the character of Cava described by the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 1?

7. Describe the scene that opens Part One, Chapter 1 of the novel. Where are the main characters located, and what are they doing?

8. How does the character of Lt. Huarina compare with the other officers in the novel?

9. How is the Slave’s situation described in Part One, Chapter 5? How does the confinement affect him?

10. How is the character of Arrospide described? What is his role in the narrative?

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