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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 does Isabel ask Tomas to look for that could help her and her group in Chapter Eight?
3. Where does Isabel take Tomas in Chapter Seven that surprises him?
4. Who is Tomas's wife?
5. When does Tomas first move to Buenos Aires?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Isabel tell Tomas about her political activities in Chapter Nine?
2. In Chapter Eight, why does Isabel say she thinks she and Tomas are such good friends?
3. What does the Colonel tell Tomas is possible in his wanderings through the underworld?
4. Where does Tomas first meet the Colonel when Tomas returns to Argentina after a long absence?
5. In Chapter Nine, what does Tomas do while sleeping at the Colonel's house that he later feels guilty about?
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, what happens in Argentina that makes things much more dangerous for most everyday citizens?
8. Why does Tomas go back to Argentina in Part I after a decade out of the country?
9. What does the Colonel tell Tomas about regret?
10. Who does Tomas see outside the hospital in Chapter Two that he is shocked to see, and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing Tomas's relationship with his mother, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How does Loedel describe Tomas's own experience of torture, and how does this description differ from his earlier renderings of the torturing of prisoners? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring Tomas's feelings for Isabel throughout the novel, analyzing how they change over time. Cite specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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