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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. Valdivieso says he believes who made up the nickname that Valdivieso is called in Part Two, Chapter 1?
2. Whose quote opens Part Two of the novel (“I’m twenty years old. Don’t let anyone tell me it is the most beautiful period of life.”)?
3. What animals does Lt. Gamboa say he’ll be seeing plenty of in his new assignment in the Epilogue?
4. When the other cadets return to the Fifth Year bunks in Part Two, Chapter 8, Alberto tells them that he got his injuries how?
5. After Alberto’s fight on the beach and his trouble with the police in Part Two, Chapter 5, he doesn’t return home but goes to live with whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Colonel use in order to blackmail the Poet in Part Two, Chapter 6?
2. What are revealed to be the Jaguar’s objectives in Part Two of the novel? Why are his objectives not met?
3. How is the theme of masculinity explored in Part Two, Chapter 5?
4. How does Lt. Gamboa respond to the Jaguar’s confession in the Epilogue of the novel?
5. What is Alberto’s theory regarding the death of the Slave in Part Two, Chapter 4?
6. What encounter takes place between Alberto and Teresa in Part Two, Chapter 3?
7. Where is Alberto sent after meeting with the Colonel in Part Two? Who does he encounter here?
8. How would you describe the Boa’s relationship to the Jaguar in the novel?
9. How does the meeting between the Colonel and the Poet end in Part Two, Chapter 6?
10. Why does the colonel meet with the officers in Part Two, Chapter 2? What decision is reached?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Friendship in The Time of the Hero
a. How is friendship defined for the characters in the story? What relationship does friendship have to the concepts of rank and duty?
b. What characters embody the theme of friendship the most in the novel? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the different social and economic classes seen in the novel. How is social and economic class depicted through the different main characters? How does class play a role at the academy?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the character of Skinny Higueras in the novel. How old is Skinny? How does Alberto feel about him? What role does Skinny assume in Alberto’s life? Why do you think he does this?
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