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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Tomas tell the Priest taught him how to clean?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) Isabel.

3. What was the code animal Tomas was given when the Montoneros passed messages to him?
(a) Penguin.
(b) Lion.
(c) Parrot.
(d) Seal.

4. Why is Tomas's mother increasingly worried about him in Chatper Ten?
(a) She thinks he is failing in school.
(b) She thinks he does not have enough money.
(c) She saw someone being shot the other day.
(d) She hears terrible stories of people being snatched.

5. Which party does Ricardo Alberto Gaya work for?
(a) The Red Hens.
(b) The Perons.
(c) The Socialist Friends.
(d) The Workers' Revolutionary Party.

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

7. In Chapter Twelve, what does Isabel tell Tomas he should do concerning her?
(a) Lie to Pichuca for her.
(b) Marry her.
(c) Make sure she gets out of Argentina safely.
(d) Run as far away from her as he can.

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

9. Who does Anibal tell Tomas he seemed to be the most upset over dying?
(a) Gordito.
(b) The Priest.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) The Figure.

10. Who is the supervisor of the detention and interrogation center Tomas works at?
(a) Rubio.
(b) Anibal Gordon.
(c) The Nun.
(d) The Centrist.

11. Where does Tomas meet Isabel in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) The bar.
(b) The zoo.
(c) The park.
(d) The cafe.

12. What does Tomas say when Nerea asks him what he thinks of Isabel's boyfriend?
(a) The boyfriend is not afraid of Isabel.
(b) The boyfriend seems like he can not be trusted.
(c) The boyfriend is not very smart.
(d) The boyfriend is weak.

13. What does Tomas remember contemplating in Rome?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Redemption.
(d) Divorce.

14. Who is the other guard on duty with Tomas the night of the escape?
(a) Anibal.
(b) Triste.
(c) The Gringo.
(d) Rubio.

15. What is actually in the shots Tomas gives the prisoners?
(a) A sedative that makes them easier to transport to their deaths.
(b) Saline.
(c) Vaccines.
(d) Poison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was The School of the Americas once located?

2. Who asks for a transfer to another facility in the beginning of Chapter Fifteen?

3. Where does Isabel ask Tomas to get a job so he can spy for the Montoneros in Chapter Ten?

4. What is the one topic in Tomas's and Claire's relationship in which he resists?

5. In Chapter Seventeen, what does Tomas do with Elizabeth?

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