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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. 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?
(a) The calculus exam
(b) The chemistry exam
(c) The Latin exam
(d) The history exam

2. The Slave tells Alberto that who is on duty today in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) Lt. Ferrero
(b) Lt. Gamboa
(c) Lt. Huarina
(d) Lt. Fernandez

3. Who does the narrator say he will kill “if he gets scared and drags us into it” in Part One, Chapter 7?
(a) The Jaguar
(b) Curly
(c) Cava
(d) The Boa

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

5. 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) 12:00 a.m.
(b) 11:00 p.m.
(c) 10:00 p.m.
(d) 9:00 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator notes in Part One, Chapter 2 of the Fifth Year cadets that they know there are how many minutes between the bugle player’s call and the whistle that calls them to fall in line?

2. 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?

3. Who does the narrator say reprimands Lt. Huarina in public at the Academy in Part One, Chapter 6?

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?

5. What three army noncoms follow Lt. Gamboa as he orders the cadets into line in Part One, Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action does the Jaguar set out to accomplish after Cava’s punishment has been revealed in Part One, Chapter 7?

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

3. How would you describe the linear/nonlinear style of the narrative in The Time of the Hero?

4. How is “manhood” defined in the world of the novel? How does this definition relate to the teachings at the Academy?

5. How is the “military spirit” defined by Capt. Garrido in Part One, Chapter 2?

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

7. What happens when the exam’s theft is discovered in Part One? How do the cadets react?

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

9. What leads the Slave to his decision in Part One, Chapter 5? What decision does he reach?

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

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