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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. Where does Tomas move when he gets to America for the first time?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) New York City.
(d) San Francisco.

2. How many years does Tomas spend officially disappeared?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. What song does the Colonel start singing in Chapter Five that unsettles Tomas?
(a) My Way.
(b) Go Your Own Way.
(c) Dancing Queen.
(d) Memories.

4. In Chapter Nine, what book does Tomas tell the Colonel he is behind in reading?
(a) The Seamstress.
(b) One Hundred Years of Solitude.
(c) The Fabricant.
(d) Moby Dick.

5. What does Isabel teach Flor how to do for the first time?
(a) Write her name.
(b) Juggle.
(c) Cook.
(d) Speak English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Colonel sometimes call Tomas in Part II?

2. What is Tomas's Americanized fake last name?

3. Where did Tomas's father's parents originally come from?

4. Who was Tomas's first love?

5. What story does Isabel tell Tomas about Gustavo in Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Tomas feel after having sex with Isabel in Chapter Three?

3. How does Tomas's mother feel about him moving from La Plata to Buenos Aires?

4. Who does Tomas see outside the hospital in Chapter Two that he is shocked to see, and why?

5. What does the Colonel tell Tomas about regret?

6. How does Tomas feel about his living arrangements as a college student in Buenos Aires?

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

8. What good childhood memories does Tomas have of Isabel and Nerea?

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

10. How does Pichuca's family respond when Tomas asks about Isabel in Chapter Four?

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