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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. Where is the gallery Adam reads at?

2. What surprises Adam about Rufina when he meets her?

3. Who is Adam's contact at the foundation?

4. What did Isabel once fight with her aunt about?

5. What does Adam think of Tomas's work in general?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What personal story does Teresa tell Adam the night they first meet?

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

4. What does Adam tell Rufina about going back to America?

5. What is the misunderstanding between Adam and Isabel when they first meet?

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

7. Where is Adam on his fellowship?

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

9. What does Adam tell Cyrus about his responsibility for the stranger's death in Mexico?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Adam ever come to a deeper understanding about himself by the end of the novel? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Lerner use humor throughout this novel, and to what purpose? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Adam's behavior and thoughts during the panel at the end of the novel inform the reader about his character in a deep and revealing manner? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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