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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 61 - 120).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Tomas arrange for the Colonel to invite for dinner?
(a) Cecilia and Nerea.
(b) Amy and Elizabeth.
(c) Pichuca and Cecilia.
(d) Nerea and Isabel.

2. What town is Tomas originally from?
(a) La Plata.
(b) Pinamar.
(c) Buenos Aires.
(d) Santiago.

3. What smell does Tomas associate with the Colonel?
(a) Blood.
(b) Gunpowder.
(c) Cigar smoke.
(d) Chalk.

4. Who is the only housemate Tomas really ends up speaking to in Buenos Aires?
(a) James.
(b) Nerea.
(c) Helene.
(d) Beatriz.

5. Where does Tomas move when he gets to America for the first time?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York City.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. How could Tomas tell who was at work at Automotores before he saw the staff?

2. What does the Colonel sometimes call Tomas in Part II?

3. When does Tomas first move to Buenos Aires?

4. Who does Tomas ask to buy marijuana from?

5. What song does the Colonel start singing in Chapter Five that unsettles Tomas?

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