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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 is the name of the hospital Tomas visits in Chapter One?
2. Where does Tomas initially flee when he leaves Argentina in 1976?
3. What did the Priest used to call the torture room?
4. Who is Tomas's wife?
5. How does Tomas remember Isabel's body?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Tomas feel about Isabel when he first moves to Buenos Aires in Chapter Seven?
2. What does Isabel tell Tomas about her political activities in Chapter Nine?
3. When does Isabel tell Tomas she and Nerea felt most free as teenagers?
4. What does Isabel often call Tomas as a term of affection, and what does it mean?
5. Where does Tomas first meet the Colonel when Tomas returns to Argentina after a long absence?
6. What does the Colonel tell Tomas about regret?
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 good childhood memories does Tomas have of Isabel and Nerea?
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
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.
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
How does Tomas describe the actions and attitudes of everyday Argentinians who witness the brutality of the juntas? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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