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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years does Tomas spend officially disappeared?
(a) 15.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

2. Who meets Tomas at Automotores?
(a) Triste.
(b) The Gringo.
(c) Rubio.
(d) Hermano.

3. Where does Tomas first meet the Colonel on his trip back to Argentina?
(a) The church.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) The morgue.
(d) His hotel.

4. Where does Tomas initially flee when he leaves Argentina in 1976?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Canada.
(d) Rome.

5. Where did Tomas's father's parents originally come from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Columbia.
(c) America.
(d) Mexico.

6. What did the Priest used to call the torture room?
(a) The operating room.
(b) The school.
(c) The confessional.
(d) The church.

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

8. What does Isabel write in graffiti on a wall in Chapter Eight?
(a) Montoneros.
(b) Justice for All.
(c) Homeland.
(d) Down With the Juntas.

9. What does the Colonel call Tomas?
(a) Hermano.
(b) Tomasito.
(c) Boludo.
(d) Sir.

10. What does Tomas end up doing for a living in America?
(a) Practicing medicine.
(b) Doing accounting work.
(c) Medical translations.
(d) Practicing law.

11. What does Tomas ask Pichuca to tell Isabel about the Colonel's party?
(a) It was a failure.
(b) It was a success.
(c) It was very fun.
(d) It ended up not happening.

12. Who is the American businessman the Colonel likes to associate with?
(a) Rosario.
(b) Miller.
(c) Henderson.
(d) Riley.

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

14. What is a signature dish in Argentina?
(a) Rare steak.
(b) Sauteed brains.
(c) Green salsa.
(d) Fried pumpkin flowers.

15. Who is the Colonel's wife?
(a) Nerea.
(b) Pichuca.
(c) Isabel.
(d) Mercedes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is another term for Automotores?

3. When does Tomas first move to Buenos Aires?

4. Where does Tomas move when he gets to America for the first time?

5. What does Isabel teach Flor how to do for the first time?

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