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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. The three cadets that were last to fall in line are given a choice by Lt. Gamboa for six points or what, in Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) Ten points
(b) A left angle
(c) A court-martial
(d) A right angle

2. Who answers the door at Teresa’s neighbor’s house when she goes to take a bath there before her date in Part One, Chapter 4?
(a) Marcela
(b) Cava
(c) Rosa
(d) Carmela

3. What day of the week is it in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 8, when Lt. Gamboa prepares for field exercises?
(a) Saturday
(b) Thursday
(c) Sunday
(d) Monday

4. How many points does Alberto say he needs for the exam in Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) 50
(b) 60
(c) 40
(d) 70

5. What three army noncoms follow Lt. Gamboa as he orders the cadets into line in Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) Curly, the Jaguar, and the Boa
(b) Urioste, Nunez, and Revilla
(c) Varua, Morte, and Pezoa
(d) Skinny, Marcela, and Vallano

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Lt. Gamboa say he always does when he is Officer of the Guard to pass the time in Part One, Chapter 8?

3. What do Alberto’s mother’s women friends come over to play every afternoon in Part One, Chapter 4?

4. The narrator of Part One, Chapter 5 says that “Tere went to have lunch on weekdays with some relatives who lived near her school” where?

5. Who is giving Alberto a dance lesson in Part One, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the narrative style of The Time of the Hero relate to the plot of the novel?

5. How is the character of Alberto described in Part One, Chapter 1? What is Alberto’s nickname within the Circle?

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

7. What act of betrayal has the Poet committed in Part One, Chapter 5?

8. How does the Jaguar respond to the news of Cava’s punishment in Part One, Chapter 7? Why?

9. How is the character of Lt. Gamboa depicted in the novel? What does Gamboa represent metaphorically in the story?

10. What is the task that Cava is enlisted to perform in Part One, Chapter 1?

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