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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. With what does Tibyea lock Miryea in a bare room?

3. At the airport, Cochran almost blows his cover how?

4. To what does Laura dance?

5. Cochran and the Texan spend the night in the rancher's guest house, where what happens?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nordstrom feel during his summer with his daughter?

2. How doe Tibey and Cochran reconcile?

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

4. For what does Cochran prepare? How does this hurt him?

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

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

7. Why does Amador warn Cochran?

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

9. How do Nordstrom and Laura meet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nordstrom's encounters with Berto and Slats are significant.

Part 1) Describe the encounters. How does Nordstrom handle these situations?

Part 2) What do these encounters reveal about him?

Part 3) How do these encounters change Nordstrom's life? How do the events prior to these encounters influence his behavior during these encounters?

Essay Topic 2

Susannah and Tristan make destructive decisions.

Part 1) What destructive decisions do each of them make? Why do they make these decisions? What do these decisions reveal about each of these characters?

Part 2) How do events previously mentioned in this story affect the decisions made by Susannah and Tristan?

Part 3) How do these decisions affect the outcome of this story? How do the decisions made by each of these characters affect the other character?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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