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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 does Adam's friend Cyrus travel?

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

3. What does Adam tell Rufina he thought when he came to Spain?

4. Where did Adam grow up?

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. How does Cyrus feel Jane reacted to the tragedy they experienced together?

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

4. What does Adam think of Tomas's poetry?

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

6. What does Adam think of Arturo's English skills?

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

8. What does Adam realize after visiting Isabel's family about the differences between them?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the events of March 11 change things for Adam in Spain? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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