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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Gringo doing a favor for in Chapter Five?
(a) Rubio.
(b) The Priest.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) His own mother.

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

3. What does the Colonel tell Tomas he need never be with the Colonel?
(a) Angry.
(b) Amorous.
(c) Reticent.
(d) Afraid.

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

5. What does the Gringo tell Tomas he used to do with the prisoners after Tomas left Argentina?
(a) Listen to comedy shows on the radio together.
(b) Listen to soccer matches together.
(c) Eat lunch together.
(d) Read together.

6. What is another term for Automotores?
(a) El Jardin.
(b) The Chamber.
(c) The Light.
(d) Verde.

7. Who was Tomas's first love?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Frienda.
(c) Pichuca.
(d) Isabel.

8. In what year does Tomas return to Argentina?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1973.

9. What does Tomas initially study in college?
(a) Art.
(b) Landscaping.
(c) Law.
(d) Medicine.

10. What does capuchita mean?
(a) Book.
(b) Little hood.
(c) Candle.
(d) Needle.

11. What was Tomas's nickname at Automotores?
(a) The Gringo.
(b) Verde.
(c) Triste.
(d) Hermano.

12. Who does Tomas come back to Argentina to see?
(a) Nerea.
(b) Pichuca.
(c) Triste.
(d) Riley.

13. What is the name of the hospital Tomas visits in Chapter One?
(a) Riende.
(b) Frienda.
(c) Rellenos.
(d) Aleman.

14. What composer does the Colonel particularly like?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Verdi.
(c) Gardel.
(d) Handel.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Colonel give Tomas for protection in 1976?

3. What town is Tomas originally from?

4. In Chapter Nine, what book does Tomas tell the Colonel he is behind in reading?

5. Who is the Colonel's wife?

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