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

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

3. What is the name of the hideout where the cadets buy pisco and cigarettes from Paulino in Part One, Chapter 5?
(a) La Cuidad
(b) La Brama
(c) Los Perros
(d) La Perlita

4. By what nickname is Ricardo Arana known in the Circle?
(a) The Jaguar
(b) The Poet
(c) The Slave
(d) The Boa

5. Where does the narrator of Part One, Chapter 5 tell his mother he’s going to have lunch with a friend?
(a) In Chicuito
(b) In Casma
(c) In Chimbote
(d) In Huarmey

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Paulino says in Part One, Chapter 5, “These two’ve been together every minute for a whole week,” when referring to Alberto and whom?

3. What month is it in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 8?

4. According to the narrator in Part One, Chapter 2, “this Saturday was an exception. The field exercises had been canceled because the Fifth was scheduled to take” what exam?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How has the Slave’s death been foreshadowed in Part One?

4. What are two depictions of women and female sexuality illustrated in The Time of the Hero?

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

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

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

8. How do the Slave and the Poet differ in their relationship to manhood in the novel?

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

10. How is the character of Flaco Higueras described? What is his role in the novel?

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