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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one device Tomas routinely uses to bring prisoners back from the brink of death?
(a) The ventilator.
(b) The syringe.
(c) The defibrillator.
(d) The oxygen mask.

2. What does Tomas tell Elizabeth he might be able to arrange for her?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A shower.
(c) An extra pair of socks.
(d) A cake.

3. In Chapter Seventeen, what does Tomas do with Elizabeth?
(a) Rapes her.
(b) Helps her escape.
(c) Tells her jokes to try to cheer her up.
(d) Kills her.

4. In Chapter Eleven, what conversations with Claire does Tomas recall?
(a) The ones about his mother.
(b) The ones about his cigarettes.
(c) The ones about his nightmares.
(d) The ones about his schooling.

5. What is Tomas hoping Anibal might do for him in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Give him a raise.
(b) Arrest him.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Fire him.

6. Where do the Montoneros set off a bomb in July?
(a) The Coordinacion Federal.
(b) The Plata Cordales.
(c) Automotores.
(d) The Sit Site.

7. How does Tomas behave during his mother's visit?
(a) He is completely numb.
(b) He is very sad.
(c) He is happy.
(d) He is tense and surly.

8. What does Anibal ask Tomas to do for him in Chapter Fifteen that is unusual?
(a) Make him a new uniform.
(b) Make him a sandwich.
(c) Bring him a gun.
(d) Bring him a book.

9. What are Tomas and Pichuca supposed to do on the way to Isabel's house?
(a) Close their eyes or cast them down.
(b) Talk the whole time.
(c) Stay completely silent.
(d) Sing.

10. Who is Nerea's boyfriend?
(a) Tito.
(b) Gustavo.
(c) Rodolpho.
(d) Felipe.

11. Who fixes the radio at Automotores?
(a) The Gringo.
(b) Triste.
(c) Verde.
(d) Gordo.

12. In Chapter Fifteen, why do Isabel, Gustavo, Nerea, and Tito go into hiding?
(a) They are wanted for fleeing the country.
(b) They are wanted for killing the Priest.
(c) They are wanted for selling drugs.
(d) They are wanted for bombing the train station.

13. How does Tomas try to find Elizabeth in New York?
(a) By going to the address he got secretly from her file.
(b) By tracking her down in the phone book.
(c) By hiring in investigator to track her down.
(d) By going to the address he saw on her driver's license.

14. What new job does Anibal give Tomas in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Singer.
(b) Garbage man.
(c) Priest.
(d) Cook.

15. Who asks for a transfer to another facility in the beginning of Chapter Fifteen?
(a) The Priest.
(b) Rubio.
(c) Triste.
(d) The Gringo.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Tomas's mother insist on visiting in Chapter Eleven?

2. Who is the other guard on duty with Tomas the night of the escape?

3. What does Tomas do for Isabel's boyfriend in Chapter Ten?

4. Why does Tomas give Isabel the Priest's license plate number?

5. Who takes Pichuca and Tomas to Isabel's house in Chapter Seventeen?

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