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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 Tomas initially study in college?
2. What group does Isabel join?
3. Who does Isabel ask Tomas to use his influence with to gather information for her?
4. Who is the American businessman the Colonel likes to associate with?
5. How does Tomas remember Isabel's body?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Tomas see outside the hospital in Chapter Two that he is shocked to see, and why?
2. How does Pichuca's family respond when Tomas asks about Isabel in Chapter Four?
3. Where does Tomas first meet the Colonel when Tomas returns to Argentina after a long absence?
4. When does Isabel tell Tomas she and Nerea felt most free as teenagers?
5. What good childhood memories does Tomas have of Isabel and Nerea?
6. How does Tomas feel after having sex with Isabel in Chapter Three?
7. 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?
8. What does Pichuca tell Tomas he may have a chance at?
9. What does the Colonel tell Tomas is possible in his wanderings through the underworld?
10. How does Tomas feel about his living arrangements as a college student in Buenos Aires?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What is strange about Tomas's first meeting with Isabel when he returns to Argentina after a decade of living in exile? When and how does Loedel reveal the true nature of Isabel's situation? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
What are some reasons for the disintegration of Tomas's marriage to Claire, as he sees them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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