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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. One night Cochran offers to take Miryea away to Seville, where no one will find them. How does she respond?

2. Nordstrom charters a Lear jet to where?

3. How does Nordstrom warm to the sorority and fraternity crowd?

4. When Mauro leaves, what does the Texan give Cochran?

5. When does Cochran want Mauro to leave a phone message with the Mexico City politician?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cochran's friend offer to do for him?

2. How does Cochran meet the Texan and spend time with him?

3. What happens after Cochran finishes a tennis tournament?

4. What does Nordstrom do after most of Sonia's friends go off to a disco?

5. What does the Aeromexico pilot's brother do for Cochran?

6. What happens when Sonia's friends realize that her father is not just the cook?

7. How does Nordstrom react to his father's death?

8. How does Nordstrom and Laura's marriage end?

9. How does Nordstrom try to fix his family?

10. Why does Amador warn Cochran?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Isabel Two is shot and killed.

Part 1) How does this happen? How does Tristan react? What are the consequences for his actions? Is this surprising? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does her death affect the other characters? How does it specifically affect Susannah and Tristan? How does it affect the flow of the plot?

Part 3) How different would the plot be if she had not died? How might the outcome of the story be different if she had lived?

Essay Topic 2

Nordstrom suddenly has intense feelings.

Part 1) When do these feelings occur? What might be causing these feelings?

Part 2) How do these feelings influence decisions he makes?

Part 3) How do these feelings affect those who are close to Nordstrom?

Essay Topic 3

Cochran's feelings of hopelessness are symbolized.

Part 1) Why does Cochran feel hopeless? How is this symbolized?

Part 2) How and why is some of this symbolism related to his hopelessness found throughout the story?

Part 3) How does Cochran deal with his feelings of hopelessness? How does this affect others in the story?

Part 4) When have you felt hopeless? How did you deal with it? How does this help you understand what Cochran is going through?

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