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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Nine, what book does Tomas tell the Colonel he is behind in reading?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) The Seamstress.
(c) The Fabricant.
(d) One Hundred Years of Solitude.

2. What does the Colonel give Tomas for protection in 1976?
(a) A can of mace.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A knife.
(d) A bomb.

3. Why does Isabel tell Tomas she thinks she and he are such good friends?
(a) They are very different.
(b) They have the same sense of humor.
(c) They are attracted to each other.
(d) Their fathers loved each other.

4. What composer does the Colonel particularly like?
(a) Verdi.
(b) Handel.
(c) Gardel.
(d) Mozart.

5. What political group does Tomas realize Isabel has become part of in Chapter Seven?
(a) The Peronists.
(b) The Elitists.
(c) The Militarists.
(d) The Hervos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tomas move when he gets to America for the first time?

2. What does the Colonel sometimes call Tomas in Part II?

3. Who is the only housemate Tomas really ends up speaking to in Buenos Aires?

4. What group does Isabel join?

5. What does Isabel teach Flor how to do for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Isabel ask Tomas in Chapter Three when he asks her if she knows what it would have meant to him to know she survived?

2. Where does Tomas first meet the Colonel when Tomas returns to Argentina after a long absence?

3. What does Pichuca tell Tomas he may have a chance at?

4. Why does Tomas go back to Argentina in Part I after a decade out of the country?

5. How does Tomas's mother feel about him moving from La Plata to Buenos Aires?

6. In Chapter Eight, what happens in Argentina that makes things much more dangerous for most everyday citizens?

7. How does Tomas feel about his living arrangements as a college student in Buenos Aires?

8. What does Tomas think of Isabel's friend, Rodolfo?

9. What does Isabel often call Tomas as a term of affection, and what does it mean?

10. What does the Colonel tell Tomas when he says he does not recognize some of the scenery on their journey?

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