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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. What is the source of noise that often wakes Adam in Spain?
(a) The bird in the apartment above.
(b) Construction.
(c) His dog.
(d) La Plaza Santa Ana.

2. What does Adam tell Rufina his parents do?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Landscapers.
(c) Accountants.
(d) Psychologists.

3. What does Adam try hard to imagine his poems' relation to in Part II?
(a) Franco's mass graves.
(b) The classroom.
(c) The Iraq War.
(d) The recession.

4. Which friend does Adam often write emails to?
(a) John.
(b) Henry.
(c) Billy.
(d) Cyrus.

5. What actively repels Adam's attention?
(a) Music.
(b) Ballet.
(c) Sports.
(d) Poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Adam grow up?

2. How many notebooks does Adam usually carry?

3. What common device does Adam not have in Spain?

4. Who never really talks that Adam hangs out with?

5. What does Isabel not own?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Rufina react to Adam's revelation that his parents are psychologists?

3. Who does Isabel take Adam to visit in her family?

4. What shocking lie does Adam tell Teresa when they first meet?

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

6. How does Adam meet Teresa?

7. What does Adam learn about the siesta time in Madrid?

8. Who does Adam begin a romantic relationship with in Part II?

9. Who does Adam intend to hurt buy telling her about his reading he did not invite her to?

10. What does Adam often do in Part I, ostensibly as part of his fellowship project?

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