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

2. What does Adam tell Isabel to hurt her feelings in Part II?

3. Where is the gallery Adam reads at?

4. Where did Adam go to college?

5. Where does Adam meet Arturo?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Adam communicate with his friend Cyrus?

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

3. Who is the source of most of Adam's social outings in Part I for a while?

4. Who performs very dramatically ahead of Adam's readings in Part II?

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

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

7. How does Rufina treat Adam the one time they meet?

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

9. How does Adam meet Teresa?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What political events are happening in the world that makes Adam wary of how foreigners might perceive Americans, and why does he feel this way? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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

To Adam, what does it mean to live life authentically? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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