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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 story does Isabel tell Tomas about Gustavo in Chapter Three?

2. What was Felix's nickname?

3. Who is the Gringo doing a favor for in Chapter Five?

4. What was Tomas's nickname at Automotores?

5. In what year does Tomas return to Argentina?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Colonel tell Tomas about regret?

2. What does Isabel often call Tomas as a term of affection, and what does it mean?

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

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

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

6. In Chapter Nine, what does Tomas do while sleeping at the Colonel's house that he later feels guilty about?

7. Where does Isabel take Tomas in Chapter Seven, on one of their first outings in Buenos Aires?

8. Why does Tomas go back to Argentina in Part I after a decade out of the country?

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

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

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 2

How does Tomas end up feeling about his own survival and the fact of his complicity in the government's/junta's torture regime? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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