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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who gets killed in the escape in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) The Gringo.
(b) Anibal.
(c) Rubio.
(d) A guard.

4. Who makes the best guerillas, according to Gustavo?
(a) Women.
(b) Ex-Colonels.
(c) Children.
(d) Men.

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

6. What is the one topic in Tomas's and Claire's relationship in which he resists?
(a) The topic of divorce.
(b) The topic of having children.
(c) The topic of spending money.
(d) The topic of travel.

7. When does Anibal tell Tomas to come back to work in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Never.

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

9. What does the Colonel take particular pleasure in?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Clean sheets.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Puzzles.

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

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

12. What exact date is the coup in Argentina?
(a) May 2, 1978.
(b) January 3, 1956.
(c) March 24, 1976.
(d) July 8, 1970.

13. What does Isabel show Tomas especially when he comes to her house?
(a) The flowers.
(b) The cat.
(c) The tiles.
(d) The linden tree.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of intelligent does the Colonel say that Tomas is?

2. Why does Elizabeth want her old cell back?

3. What does Tomas tell Elizabeth he might be able to arrange for her?

4. What does the Priest prize that Tomas does at Automotores?

5. Why does Tomas's mother go home early from her visit to him?

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