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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 neighborhood do Isabel and Adam stay in on their trip in Part III?

2. What does Adam consider regarding Spain late in Part IV?

3. What does Adam use to pay for his dinner and expensive things for Isabel?

4. What word in Spanish does Adam think can mean just about anything?

5. What work does Adam steal some phrases from for his own work in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What frustrates Adam about his relationship with Teresa?

2. Who is Adam surprised to learn does not vote in Spanish elections?

3. What is Teresa's apartment like?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What kind of pills does Adam often take to calm his nerves?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why does Adam refuse to use a mobile phone in Spain, and why is this refusal significant? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Lerner treat topics of class and social status in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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