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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. Who is the gentlest and most generous man Adam knows?

2. What do Adam and Isabel eat during the dinner when Isabel tells Adam she is in another relationship?

3. What train station is bombed in Part IV?

4. Where does Adam want to go with Isabel after their trip to Grenada?

5. What does Adam tell Teresa about herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Adam often try to impress besides Isabel?

2. When do Adam and Teresa start becoming closer?

3. What does Adam grapple with participating, or not participating, in in Part IV?

4. What story does Adam present as his own to Isabel that was really Cyrus's?

5. What lie does Adam tell Isabel about his father?

6. Where does Adam travel for the first time by rail in Spain?

7. What does Adam say to Teresa that is really a genuine sentiment in Part IV?

8. Who wins the elections in Spain in Part IV?

9. Why does Adam have a hard time finding a newspaper to buy after the March 11 events?

10. What does Adam tell Teresa in Part III that he is surprised about her reaction to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Adam feel about Isabel, both before and after she leaves him? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Adam refuse to use a mobile phone in Spain, and why is this refusal significant? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does the Atocha Station come to signify or symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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