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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Priest used to call the torture room?
(a) The school.
(b) The church.
(c) The operating room.
(d) The confessional.

2. What was Felix's nickname?
(a) The Priest.
(b) The Gringo.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) Triste.

3. Which cafe did the Colonel used to like to take Tomas to?
(a) The Garda.
(b) Parada Norte.
(c) The Helios.
(d) The Lookout.

4. What does Tomas remember is amplified when one is hooded?
(a) The itchiness of a bug crawling on one's skin.
(b) The feel of rain.
(c) The taste of food.
(d) The sounds of one's own body.

5. What does the Colonel call the place he and Tomas find themselves in in Chapter Five?
(a) Heaven.
(b) The Gate.
(c) Hades, Argentina.
(d) The Netherworld.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the coup happen in Argentina?

2. Who does Tomas come back to Argentina to see?

3. Who does Tomas arrange for the Colonel to invite for dinner?

4. Why does Isabel tell Tomas she thinks she and he are such good friends?

5. What book does Rodolfo ask Tomas if he has read?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Isabel ask Tomas in Chapter Three when he asks her if she knows what it would have meant to him to know she survived?

2. In Chapter Nine, what does Tomas do while sleeping at the Colonel's house that he later feels guilty about?

3. Why does Tomas go back to Argentina in Part I after a decade out of the country?

4. When does Isabel tell Tomas she and Nerea felt most free as teenagers?

5. What does Isabel tell Tomas about her political activities in Chapter Nine?

6. What does the Colonel tell Tomas about regret?

7. In Chapter Eight, what happens in Argentina that makes things much more dangerous for most everyday citizens?

8. Where does Tomas first meet the Colonel when Tomas returns to Argentina after a long absence?

9. What does the Colonel tell Tomas when he says he does not recognize some of the scenery on their journey?

10. How does Tomas feel about Isabel when he first moves to Buenos Aires in Chapter Seven?

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