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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. Juana was not able to attend the funeral of Duarte because __________ would not let her enter.

2. Eva did not want to behave as a traditional wife, so she would often dress ___________.

3. What was the job that Eva got with the comedy company in 1935?

4. A massive __________ by all the parties but the military government and Peronists showed the military government had little support.

5. In the beginning of ________, Eva's father decided that he wasn't interested in fathering, so he left the family.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Eva's father at the start of her life, which influenced her later on?

2. What did Eva's brother Juan do for her when he moved to Buenos Aires?

3. What did people who opposed Colonel Peron think about him and his ability and power as a ruler?

4. What did Eva need her mother for as she began to grow interested in becoming an actress?

5. Why did Eva not end up going to London, even though it had been an arranged stop on her tour of Europe?

6. What happened in March 1945 that caused many people in Argentina to feel betrayed?

7. What did Peron not have when he entered into the presidential campaign, according to the book?

8. What was interesting about the way that the Spanish press covered the visit of Eva and Peron?

9. What did Eva do when Peron was giving many speeches to support the working class?

10. How did Eva's role in the government change when she returned from Europe, according to the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evita began to give the speeches for Peron, helping him to seem like the sole leader in the worker's movement.

Part 1: Why was it a good idea to have Evita read the speeches for Peron?

Part 2: Do you think that Peron should have read his own speeches and reached out to the people?

Part 3: How do you think Evita's presence changed the way that Peron was perceived?

Essay Topic 2

The family life of Eva was not as stable as one might have expected, causing her family to live in poverty.

Part 1: Do you think that one's family life impacts the way they live their lives?

Part 2: How do you think Eva's life might have been different if her father had stayed?

Part 3: Do you think your life choices have been impacted by the way you grew up?

Essay Topic 3

Over time, Peron became more of a dictator, which caused him to be removed from office in 1955.

Part 1: Why do you think that Peron began to act like more of a dictator?

Part 2: Do you think that Peron needed to take more control of the country?

Part 3: How do you think the country might have fared if Peron had stuck to his democratic promises?

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