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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 Isabel tell Tomas when he tells her his work at Automotores is going to break him?
(a) He is unbreakable.
(b) He can stop now.
(c) It will be worth it.
(d) She loves him.

2. What school does the American in detention at Automotores go to?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) University of Ohio.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Yale University.

3. What does the Priest prize that Tomas does at Automotores?
(a) Cleaning work.
(b) Eating.
(c) Praying.
(d) Singing.

4. In Chapter Fifteen, what game do the Colonel and Tomas play together?
(a) Poker.
(b) Bridge.
(c) Chess.
(d) Croquet.

5. Who did Tomas's mother once tell him Peron had offered asylum to?
(a) The Nazis.
(b) The Guerillas.
(c) The Farmers.
(d) The Communists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is actually in the shots Tomas gives the prisoners?

2. What does Anibal ask Tomas to do for him in Chapter Fifteen that is unusual?

3. What does the Colonel tell Tomas has "gone by the wayside" in Chapter Fifteen?

4. Who asks for a transfer to another facility in the beginning of Chapter Fifteen?

5. Who makes the best guerillas, according to Gustavo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 11, what does Tomas tell Isabel about his first few weeks at Automotores?

3. In Chapter Fifteen, what is Tomas's "promotion" at the Automotores?

4. What does Gustavo tell Tomas and Pichuca to do on the drive to his house with Isabel?

5. What does Isabel show Tomas in the shed behind her house?

6. How does Tomas feel about Gustavo?

7. In Chapter Fifteen, why is Tomas particularly nervous when Anibal calls him into his office?

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

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

10. What happens when Tomas's mother visits in Chapter 11?

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