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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. Where did Tomas used to go with the Colonel to buy meat?
2. What does the Colonel tell Tomas he need never be with the Colonel?
3. Who is Pichuca's sister?
4. How does Tomas remember Isabel's body?
5. What does Mercedes ask Tomas over breakfast in Chapter Nine that makes him worry she heard him moving around the house late at night?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Tomas feel about Isabel when he first moves to Buenos Aires in Chapter Seven?
2. How does Tomas feel after having sex with Isabel in Chapter Three?
3. Who does Tomas see outside the hospital in Chapter Two that he is shocked to see, and why?
4. How does Tomas's mother feel about him moving from La Plata to Buenos Aires?
5. Why does Tomas go back to Argentina in Part I after a decade out of the country?
6. What does the Colonel tell Tomas when he says he does not recognize some of the scenery on their journey?
7. 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?
8. What good childhood memories does Tomas have of Isabel and Nerea?
9. When does Isabel tell Tomas she and Nerea felt most free as teenagers?
10. In Chapter Eight, what happens in Argentina that makes things much more dangerous for most everyday citizens?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
By the end of the novel, how does Tomas seem to feel about the question of free will versus fate or destiny? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How do Tomas's feelings upon seeing the Gringo outside of the old Automotores building affect Tomas? What does Tomas's reaction to the Gringo tell the reader about his experiences at the Automotores? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How does Tomas end up feeling about his own survival and the fact of his complicity in the government's/junta's torture regime? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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