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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. What does Tomas remember is amplified when one is hooded?
(a) The sounds of one's own body.
(b) The itchiness of a bug crawling on one's skin.
(c) The feel of rain.
(d) The taste of food.

2. Who is Pichuca's cleaning person?
(a) Stella.
(b) Nerea.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) Nelly.

3. Why is Tomas upset with his wife Claire?
(a) She is battling addiction.
(b) She has recently had an affair.
(c) She has mistreated their children.
(d) She has told him she is moving out.

4. Where did Tomas used to go with the Colonel to buy meat?
(a) The butcher shop on Juncal.
(b) The supermarket in Buena Vista.
(c) The corner shop in Rellenos.
(d) The small shop in Correal Negra.

5. What does Pichuca tell Tomas he may have just before she dies?
(a) A wedding.
(b) A child.
(c) A "do-over."
(d) A chance at a big promotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Colonel's wife?

2. What does Anibal call the injections Tomas gives to the prisoners?

3. Who is Pichuca's sister?

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

5. What does Isabel say is the only thing she agrees with her mother on regarding Tomas?

(see the answer key)

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