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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 remember is amplified when one is hooded?
2. Who is Pichuca's sister?
3. Who does Isabel ask Tomas to use his influence with to gather information for her?
4. What is a signature dish in Argentina?
5. Who was nicknamed the Gringo?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Tomas feel after having sex with Isabel in Chapter Three?
2. How does Tomas feel about Isabel when he first moves to Buenos Aires in Chapter Seven?
3. Where does Tomas first meet the Colonel when Tomas returns to Argentina after a long absence?
4. What does Isabel tell Tomas about her political activities in Chapter Nine?
5. What does the Colonel tell Tomas when he says he does not recognize some of the scenery on their journey?
6. 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?
7. In Chapter Eight, why does Isabel say she thinks she and Tomas are such good friends?
8. What does Isabel often call Tomas as a term of affection, and what does it mean?
9. What does Pichuca tell Tomas he may have a chance at?
10. Where does Isabel take Tomas in Chapter Seven, on one of their first outings in Buenos Aires?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay discussing the symbolic significance of chess in Tomas's and the Colonel's relationship.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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