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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 was The School of the Americas once located?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Panama.
(d) Bolivia.
2. What does the Priest prize that Tomas does at Automotores?
(a) Eating.
(b) Cleaning work.
(c) Praying.
(d) Singing.
3. Why does Anibal tell Tomas to tell the Colonel Anibal is impressed with Tomas?
(a) Because he is very brutal to the prisoners.
(b) Because he sings so well.
(c) Because he is so industrious with cleaning.
(d) Because he is such a good medical student.
4. How does Tomas behave during his mother's visit?
(a) He is very sad.
(b) He is completely numb.
(c) He is tense and surly.
(d) He is happy.
5. In Chapter Eleven, what conversations with Claire does Tomas recall?
(a) The ones about his mother.
(b) The ones about his nightmares.
(c) The ones about his schooling.
(d) The ones about his cigarettes.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter Fifteen, what game do the Colonel and Tomas play together?
2. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Tomas discover about the Colonel that is a secret?
3. What are Tomas and Pichuca supposed to do on the way to Isabel's house?
4. When does Anibal tell Tomas to come back to work in Chapter Nineteen?
5. What kind of cups do Isabel and Tomas drink out of in Chapter Twelve?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Isabel show Tomas in the shed behind her house?
2. What does Tomas do in Chapter Seventeen that is a great risk to himself?
3. Why does Tomas feel especially sorry for Elizabeth?
4. What does Gustavo tell Tomas and Pichuca to do on the drive to his house with Isabel?
5. What would happen to prisoners who needed a defibrillator if Tomas was on his days off?
6. How does Tomas try to find Elizabeth when he gets to America?
7. 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?
8. What job does the Colonel end up arranging for Tomas?
9. Why is Tomas's mother getting increasingly worried about him in Buenos Aires in Chapter Ten?
10. What do Tomas's co-workers at Automotores call him, and why?
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