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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 do for Isabel's boyfriend in Chapter Ten?

2. Where does the Colonel tell Tomas one saves lives?

3. Who is Isabel's boyfriend in Chapter Ten?

4. Why does Tomas's mother go home early from her visit to him?

5. What does Tomas always call his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tomas do for Gustavo in Chapter Ten?

2. Why does Tomas ask Isabel to arrange for the Priests's killing?

3. What does the Colonel tell Tomas about some of the most terrible torturers at Automotores?

4. In Chapter Sixteen, what does Tomas learn about the Colonel that could hurt the Colonel's position in the army if others knew about it?

5. How does Tomas try to find Elizabeth when he gets to America?

6. What does Gustavo tell Tomas and Pichuca to do on the drive to his house with Isabel?

7. Why does Tomas feel especially sorry for Elizabeth?

8. What do Tomas's co-workers at Automotores call him, and why?

9. What would happen to prisoners who needed a defibrillator if Tomas was on his days off?

10. What does Tomas recall about his mother's death?

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

Write an essay discussing the symbolic significance of chess in Tomas's and the Colonel's relationship.

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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