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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 181 - 240).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Colonel ask Tomas in Chapter Nine that alarms him?
(a) Why he is so poor.
(b) Where his siblings are.
(c) Why he lives in a big house that it seems he can not really afford.
(d) Why he does not have more friends his own age.

3. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Tomas discover about the Colonel that is a secret?
(a) The Colonel has a son.
(b) The Colonel was at times attracted to other men.
(c) The Colonel was never married to Mercedes.
(d) The Colonel had a brother who died young.

4. Who is Pichuca's sister?
(a) Riena.
(b) Holina.
(c) Cecilia.
(d) Mercedes.

5. What does Tomas start drinking in order to deal with his trauma?
(a) Gin.
(b) Wine.
(c) Beer.
(d) Whisky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pichuca reveal about Nerea in Chapter Seventeen?

2. Why does Isabel tell Tomas she thinks she and he are such good friends?

3. Who does Tomas tell the Priest taught him how to clean?

4. What does Tomas remember contemplating in Rome?

5. When is one of the longest weeks of Tomas's life?

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