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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the coup happen in Argentina?
(a) April 1980.
(b) January 1975.
(c) July 1978.
(d) March 1976.

2. Where does Isabel take Tomas in Chapter Seven that surprises him?
(a) The opera.
(b) A shantytown.
(c) The bar.
(d) A fancy restaurant.

3. What political group does Tomas realize Isabel has become part of in Chapter Seven?
(a) The Hervos.
(b) The Peronists.
(c) The Militarists.
(d) The Elitists.

4. What story does Isabel tell Tomas about Gustavo in Chapter Three?
(a) About a time when Gustavo accidentally shot a young child.
(b) About a time when Gustavo helped deliver a baby in the street.
(c) About a time when Gustavo got chemical burns at work.
(d) About a time Gustavo worked at a chicken factory and could not keep up with the work.

5. When does Tomas first move to Buenos Aires?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1983.

6. Who is Tomas's wife?
(a) Claire.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Pichuca.

7. What group does Isabel join?
(a) The Hermanos.
(b) Montoneros.
(c) The jiliads.
(d) The junta.

8. Who is the Colonel?
(a) Felipe Gorlero.
(b) Herima Rodano.
(c) Anibal Risto.
(d) Christobal Norla.

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

10. What book does Rodolfo ask Tomas if he has read?
(a) The Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
(b) One Hundred Years of Solitude.
(c) The Prince.
(d) The Snakehead.

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

12. How could Tomas tell who was at work at Automotores before he saw the staff?
(a) By the smells.
(b) By whether the food truck was there or not.
(c) By whether the church bells were ringing or not.
(d) By listening for the radio.

13. What musical group does Tomas almost exclusively listen to in Chapter Seven?
(a) The Monkees.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) The Stones.
(d) Fleetwood Mac.

14. Why does Isabel tell Tomas she thinks she and he are such good friends?
(a) They are attracted to each other.
(b) They are very different.
(c) They have the same sense of humor.
(d) Their fathers loved each other.

15. What is Tomas's Americanized fake last name?
(a) Miller.
(b) Henry.
(c) Ortega.
(d) Shore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tomas ask Pichuca to tell Isabel about the Colonel's party?

2. What does the Colonel call Tomas?

3. What does Isabel throw against a stature of a military figure?

4. What does the Colonel call the place he and Tomas find themselves in in Chapter Five?

5. Who does Tomas arrange for the Colonel to invite for dinner?

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