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

2. Miryea becomes so ill that what happens?

3. Nordstrom cooks for twenty before what?

4. Cochran sees his friend the Aeromexico pilot who asks Cochran to do what?

5. Tibey goes to great lengths to help who?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the Texan?

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

3. What happens to Cochran and Miryea at the cabin?

4. Why does Amador warn Cochran?

5. How doe Tibey and Cochran reconcile?

6. What is happening to Cochran's cover story? What is done to try to save it?

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

8. What does Tibey do to try to make amends?

9. Describe Nordstrom and Laura's relationship.

10. How does Nordstrom realize that Laura has feelings for him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nordstrom has feelings of death and loss.

Part 1) What causes these feelings? How do these feelings affect him?

Part 2) How do these feelings begin to change? What might be causing this change? How do you know this?

Part 3) How do these feelings lead him to dream of being a chef by the sea?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Backstories are given about Nordstrom.

Part 1) What are these backstories? What purpose do they serve?

Part 2) Are these necessary to understand Nordstrom? Why or why not?

Part 3) What is significant and/or symbolic about these backstories? Why?

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