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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. In Chapter Fifteen, why do Isabel, Gustavo, Nerea, and Tito go into hiding?

2. What is the one topic in Tomas's and Claire's relationship in which he resists?

3. What does Pichuca reveal about Nerea in Chapter Seventeen?

4. What new job does Anibal give Tomas in Chapter Fifteen?

5. What is actually in the shots Tomas gives the prisoners?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Triste tell Tomas to speak to Gordo in Chapter Twelve?

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

5. Why does Tomas feel especially sorry for Elizabeth?

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

7. In Chapter 11, what does Tomas tell Isabel about his first few weeks at Automotores?

8. What happens when Tomas's mother visits in Chapter 11?

9. Why is Tomas's mother getting increasingly worried about him in Buenos Aires in Chapter Ten?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does The Colonel describe, to Tomas, the process and meaning of "crossing the border"? Why does the Colonel suggest Tomas may have an easier time than some people making this crossing? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Tomas's early discovery of the treatment of prisoners at the ESMA (Escuela Superior de Mecánica de la Armada) in the automotores building change his own behavior and his mental health? 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.

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