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

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

3. What are Tomas and Pichuca supposed to do on the way to Isabel's house?
(a) Close their eyes or cast them down.
(b) Stay completely silent.
(c) Sing.
(d) Talk the whole time.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Tomas's mother once tell him Peron had offered asylum to?

2. In Chapter Fifteen, why do Isabel, Gustavo, Nerea, and Tito go into hiding?

3. What does Pichuca reveal about Nerea in Chapter Seventeen?

4. What address does Tomas see on Isabel's house?

5. Who is Pichuca's cleaning person?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Seventeen, why is Pichuca very worried?

2. Why does Tomas ask Isabel to arrange for the Priests's killing?

3. What does Tomas recall about his mother's death?

4. What job does the Colonel end up arranging for Tomas?

5. Why does Tomas feel especially sorry for Elizabeth?

6. What does Tomas do for Gustavo in Chapter Ten?

7. What is one major problem Tomas's wife Claire has confronted him about, which he recalls in Chapter 10?

8. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Tomas learn about the Colonel that could hurt the Colonel's position in the army if others knew about it?

9. What do Tomas's co-workers at Automotores call him, and why?

10. What does the Colonel tell Tomas about some of the most terrible torturers at Automotores?

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