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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. How does Tomas remember Isabel's body?

2. What does the Colonel give Tomas for protection in 1976?

3. Where did Tomas and Pichuca's family spend summers together?

4. What does Isabel call Tomas as a term of affection?

5. How many years does Tomas spend officially disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pichuca's family respond when Tomas asks about Isabel in Chapter Four?

2. What does Isabel tell Tomas about her political activities in Chapter Nine?

3. In Chapter Eight, why does Isabel say she thinks she and Tomas are such good friends?

4. What does Tomas do when he leaves Argentina in 1976 that damages his future relationships?

5. What does the Colonel tell Tomas is possible in his wanderings through the underworld?

6. How does Tomas feel after having sex with Isabel in Chapter Three?

7. What does the Colonel tell Tomas about regret?

8. What does the Colonel tell Tomas when he says he does not recognize some of the scenery on their journey?

9. What good childhood memories does Tomas have of Isabel and Nerea?

10. In Chapter Eight, what happens in Argentina that makes things much more dangerous for most everyday citizens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Tomas's early discovery of the treatment of prisoners at the ESMA (Escuela Superior de Mecánica de la Armada) in the automotores building change his own behavior and his mental health? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Tomas think of Pichuca's cryptic message on her deathbed that he would get a "do-over?" What does this "do-over" end up consisting of? 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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