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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Adam's Spanish tutor?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Jorge.
(c) Teresa.
(d) Carlos.

2. What is Tomas's third poem that Adam hears him read?
(a) Work Dream.
(b) Helios.
(c) Richardson.
(d) My Pledge.

3. What story does Isabel tell the group in Part I?
(a) About her father's death.
(b) About her mother's illness.
(c) About her own illness.
(d) About her brother's death.

4. What color are the tranquilizers Adam takes?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

5. Who does Adam especially have contempt for?
(a) His brother.
(b) Americans who try to blend in in Spain.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adam drink with Arturo?

2. What is the name Adam uses for the things he rolls and smokes?

3. What city does Adam live in?

4. Which friend does Adam often write emails to?

5. Where did Adam go to college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Adam meet Teresa?

2. What is the first unkind thing Isabel says to Adam?

3. Where is Adam on his fellowship?

4. What drug does Adam most often use - regularly - in Part I?

5. Who does Adam meet that is a turning point in his project in Part I?

6. What does Adam think of Arturo's English skills?

7. How does Cyrus feel Jane reacted to the tragedy they experienced together?

8. In Part II, what terrible story does Cyrus tell Adam?

9. What does Arturo do for Adam as Adam reads his poems?

10. What does Adam think of Tomas's poetry?

(see the answer keys)

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