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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Gringo tell Tomas he used to do with the prisoners after Tomas left Argentina?
2. Who is the Colonel?
3. What does the Colonel give Tomas for protection in 1976?
4. Why does Isabel tell Tomas she thinks she and he are such good friends?
5. What does Isabel throw against a stature of a military figure?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Pichuca tell Tomas he may have a chance at?
2. Who does Tomas see outside the hospital in Chapter Two that he is shocked to see, and why?
3. How does Tomas's mother feel about him moving from La Plata to Buenos Aires?
4. What does Tomas do when he leaves Argentina in 1976 that damages his future relationships?
5. What does Isabel ask Tomas in Chapter Three when he asks her if she knows what it would have meant to him to know she survived?
6. How does Tomas feel about his living arrangements as a college student in Buenos Aires?
7. How does Tomas feel after having sex with Isabel in Chapter Three?
8. How do the Colonel and Tomas first meet?
9. In Chapter Nine, what does Tomas do while sleeping at the Colonel's house that he later feels guilty about?
10. What does the Colonel tell Tomas about regret?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do Tomas's feelings upon seeing the Gringo outside of the old Automotores building affect Tomas? What does Tomas's reaction to the Gringo tell the reader about his experiences at the Automotores? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does The Colonel describe, to Tomas, the process and meaning of "crossing the border"? Why does the Colonel suggest Tomas may have an easier time than some people making this crossing? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Why does it seem particularly difficult for Tomas to stand by and watch the deterioration of Elizabeth, the American prisoner? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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