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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 Adam's reaction to Isabel's breaking up - essentially - with him?
(a) He is happy.
(b) He is very upset.
(c) He feels nothing.
(d) He is suspicious.

2. What word in Spanish does Adam think can mean just about anything?
(a) Hola.
(b) Ven.
(c) Bueno.
(d) Adios.

3. Where do Isabel and Adam stay the night of their fancy dinner?
(a) The beach.
(b) The street.
(c) The Ritz.
(d) The Hampton Inn.

4. What does Adam think of Teresa's apartment?
(a) It is shabby.
(b) It is too small.
(c) It is ideal.
(d) It is large and elegant.

5. Where does Adam tell Isabel he was in Mexico?
(a) Chicaro.
(b) Meluza.
(c) Niko.
(d) Xalpa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adam tell Isabel makes him think of his time in Mexico?

2. Why is Adam furious with Isabel in Part III?

3. What is the spanish word for "true," or "clear"?

4. What does Teresa try to imagine when translating Adam's poems?

5. What does Adam think the Spanish countryside looks like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lie does Adam tell Isabel about his father?

2. What happens on March 11?

3. What story does Adam present as his own to Isabel that was really Cyrus's?

4. What frustrates Adam about his relationship with Teresa?

5. Who does Cyrus call for consolation after a stranger drowns in Mexico?

6. Where do Adam and Isabel stay together the night before a significant historical event in Spain?

7. Who wins the elections in Spain in Part IV?

8. What major attraction does Adam not see in Grenada?

9. What does Adam tell Teresa in Part III that he is surprised about her reaction to?

10. What does Adam grapple with participating, or not participating, in in Part IV?

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