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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose image does Alberto try to remember as he unbuttons his pants at the hideout in Part One, Chapter 5?
2. How many hours will Ricardo have outside the Academy on his pass after he’s revealed the person responsible for the chemistry exam theft in Part One, Chapter 6?
3. As Alberto walks from the bus station to his house in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 4, a group of small boys calls out to him. What do they ask Alberto?
4. What day of the week is it in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 8, when Lt. Gamboa prepares for field exercises?
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 Lt. Huarina utilize the information given to him by the Slave in Part One?
2. How does the Boa relate to the theme of racism in The Time of the Hero?
3. What act of betrayal has the Poet committed in Part One, Chapter 5?
4. What role does Teresa play in the progression of the narrative?
5. What is the task that Cava is enlisted to perform in Part One, Chapter 1?
6. How does Vallano fit into the hierarchy of the Fifth Years at the Academy?
7. How is the character of Arrospide described? What is his role in the narrative?
8. Describe the scene that opens Part One, Chapter 1 of the novel. Where are the main characters located, and what are they doing?
9. How is the character of Cava described by the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 1?
10. How is the character of Alberto described in Part One, Chapter 1? What is Alberto’s nickname within the Circle?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Alberto’s past as seen through flashbacks in the narrative, and the characters of Curly, Pluto, Tico, Babe, and Emilio. What is Alberto’s relationship to each of these characters? What is the time period in which these flashbacks occur? What is their purpose in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of friendship in The Time of the Hero. Which characters in the story relate to this theme the greatest in Part One? How is friendship defined by the different cadets in the story? How do the friendships in the narrative evolve?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the characters of Golden Toes and Teresa in the narrative. How do the cadets communicate when they discuss Golden Toes? What stories do they relate? How is their reverence different with Teresa?
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