Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the Gringo doing a favor for in Chapter Five?
2. What does the Gringo tell Tomas he used to do with the prisoners after Tomas left Argentina?
3. What is a signature dish in Argentina?
4. Who does Tomas arrange for the Colonel to invite for dinner?
5. What does the Colonel give Tomas for protection in 1976?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Tomas feel about his living arrangements as a college student in Buenos Aires?
2. What does the Colonel tell Tomas about regret?
3. What does Isabel tell Tomas about her political activities in Chapter Nine?
4. What does Tomas do when he leaves Argentina in 1976 that damages his future relationships?
5. What does the Colonel tell Tomas when he says he does not recognize some of the scenery on their journey?
6. Why does Tomas go back to Argentina in Part I after a decade out of the country?
7. What good childhood memories does Tomas have of Isabel and Nerea?
8. What does Isabel often call Tomas as a term of affection, and what does it mean?
9. How do the Colonel and Tomas first meet?
10. In Chapter Nine, what does Tomas do while sleeping at the Colonel's house that he later feels guilty about?
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 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
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.
|
This section contains 606 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
