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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 does Anibal call the injections Tomas gives to the prisoners?
(a) Candies.
(b) Death shots.
(c) Poisons.
(d) Vaccinations.

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

3. Where does Tomas meet Isabel in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) The park.
(b) The bar.
(c) The cafe.
(d) The zoo.

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

5. Why does Tomas's mother go home early from her visit to him?
(a) Tomas tells her he is leaving the country.
(b) Tomas is not there to pick her up at the train station.
(c) Tomas tells her he left La Plata to get away from her.
(d) Tomas tells her he never wants to see her again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one device Tomas routinely uses to bring prisoners back from the brink of death?

2. Who is the other guard on duty with Tomas the night of the escape?

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

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

5. What exact date is the coup in Argentina?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Tomas try to find Elizabeth when he gets to America?

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

5. 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?

6. Why does Triste tell Tomas to speak to Gordo in Chapter Twelve?

7. What substance does Tomas routinely administer by injection to prisoners, and why?

8. What would happen to prisoners who needed a defibrillator if Tomas was on his days off?

9. How does Tomas feel about Gustavo?

10. Where does Isabel ask Tomas to try to get a job in Chapter Ten?

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