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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. At the end of Chapter One, who is Tomas shocked to see outside the hospital?

2. What group does Isabel join?

3. Where did Tomas's father's parents originally come from?

4. What does the Colonel sometimes call Tomas in Part II?

5. Who does Tomas come back to Argentina to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tomas feel about his living arrangements as a college student in Buenos Aires?

2. What does Tomas think of Isabel's friend, Rodolfo?

3. In Chapter Eight, why does Isabel say she thinks she and Tomas are such good friends?

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

5. Where does Tomas first meet the Colonel when Tomas returns to Argentina after a long absence?

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

7. What does Pichuca tell Tomas he may have a chance at?

8. What does the Colonel tell Tomas is possible in his wanderings through the underworld?

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

10. What does the Colonel tell Tomas about regret?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are some reasons for the disintegration of Tomas's marriage to Claire, as he sees them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing Tomas's relationship with his mother, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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