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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. What does Allende believe her task is at this point?
(a) To find better doctors
(b) To remain calm
(c) To pray the rosary
(d) To distract death so it cannot find Paula

2. What book did Allende read on the sly when her parents were out?
(a) Tropic of Cancer
(b) Peyton Place
(c) A Thousand and One Nights
(d) The Joy of Sex

3. In what city do Allende, her mother and brothers live with Tio Ramon while he works at the Chilean embassy?
(a) Lima
(b) Rio de Janeiro
(c) La Paz
(d) Santiago

4. What was Allende doing when notified about her daughter?
(a) She was on a book tour
(b) She was taking skiing lessons
(c) She was making dinner
(d) She was at a museum

5. What did Allende's mother do to make some extra money?
(a) Took care of children
(b) Made hats
(c) Freelance writing
(d) Catered parties

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Allende learn to speak English?

2. Who falls in love with Allende's mother after the scandals?

3. Why did Allende feel guilty about Paula's disease?

4. Allende believes she has received a premonition about _____________________.

5. Who lures Allende into the woods for inappropriate reasons?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Allende use art as a form of expression as a young girl?

2. How do Allende and Ernesto differ in their outlooks for Paula's condition?

3. What initiated Allende's writing her first book?

4. What does Allende reveal about her love for nature and how she first came to realize it?

5. How do Allende and Ernesto both let go of Paula?

6. What does Allende do when her daughter slips into a coma?

7. Why is Allende so grateful to have her mother with her in the hospital for a short while?

8. What are the details of transporting Paula to San Francisco and what is her medical state during the transfer?

9. Describe Allende's parents.

10. How does Paula die?

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