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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tomas give Isabel the Priest's license plate number?
(a) He wants the Montoneros to kill him.
(b) He wants her to give the Priest's name to his parish and let the parish punish him.
(c) He wants her to bring the Priest flowers.
(d) He wants her to capture and torture the Priest.

2. 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.

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

4. What does Tomas do for Isabel's boyfriend in Chapter Ten?
(a) Amputates his leg.
(b) Stitches his bullet wound.
(c) Makes him a blindfold.
(d) Cuts his hair.

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

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

7. Who is Isabel's boyfriend in Chapter Ten?
(a) Carlitos.
(b) Felipe.
(c) Marone.
(d) Gustavo.

8. What does Isabel show Tomas in the shed of her house?
(a) The printing press.
(b) The money.
(c) The clothes she will sell.
(d) The newspapers.

9. What does Tomas start drinking in order to deal with his trauma?
(a) Whisky.
(b) Beer.
(c) Wine.
(d) Gin.

10. In Chapter Fifteen, what game do the Colonel and Tomas play together?
(a) Chess.
(b) Poker.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Croquet.

11. Who did Tomas's mother once tell him Peron had offered asylum to?
(a) The Farmers.
(b) The Communists.
(c) The Nazis.
(d) The Guerillas.

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

13. Where was The School of the Americas once located?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Bolivia.
(c) Panama.
(d) Columbia.

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

15. What school does the American in detention at Automotores go to?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) University of Ohio.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Columbia University.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets killed in the escape in Chapter Eighteen?

2. In Chapter Twelve, what does Isabel tell Tomas he should do concerning her?

3. Who does Tomas tell the Priest taught him how to clean?

4. What does Tomas's mother ask him if he is doing too much of in Chapter Nineteen?

5. Who is Pichuca's cleaning person?

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