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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 train station is bombed in Part IV?
(a) Helm.
(b) Helrava.
(c) Atocha.
(d) Partina.

2. What does Jane say that Cyrus thinks is an embarrassing cliche?
(a) "Happiness wins."
(b) "Reality of life."
(c) "Reality of death."
(d) "You win some, you lose some."

3. What work does Adam steal some phrases from for his own work in Part III?
(a) The Road.
(b) The Waste Land.
(c) The Hill.
(d) Cyrano.

4. What does Adam tell Teresa to try to make her jealous?
(a) He is meeting someone else.
(b) He is dying.
(c) He is getting married.
(d) He is gay.

5. What does Adam consider regarding Spain late in Part IV?
(a) Getting a Spanish Flag.
(b) Staying there beyond his fellowship.
(c) Finding a Spanish cooking class.
(d) Finding a way to teach Spanish in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Teresa's couch?

2. What does Adam tell Isabel about his father?

3. What compliment does one of Carlos's friends give Adam?

4. What does Adam begin to feel more acutely about lying in Part III?

5. What does Adam see in the sky at the end of Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adam buy for Isabel as a gift?

2. What is Teresa's apartment like?

3. What does Isabel tell Adam that takes him by surprise in Grenada?

4. When do Adam and Teresa start becoming closer?

5. Where does Adam travel for the first time by rail in Spain?

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

7. Who is Adam jealous of in relation to Teresa?

8. Who does Adam often try to impress besides Isabel?

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

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

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