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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose face is Alicia desperately trying to recall?
(a) Miguel's face.
(b) Raul's face.
(c) Ruth's face.
(d) Adrianita's face.

2. What does Alicia think she looks like?
(a) A model.
(b) A famous singer.
(c) A witch.
(d) A ghost.

3. How were Maria Elena and Benja killed?
(a) They were shot.
(b) They contracted diseases.
(c) They were not killed, they are still alive.
(d) They were starved.

4. Which guard's name means "duck"?
(a) Zorzal.
(b) Pato.
(c) Abuelo.
(d) Loro.

5. What sound does she perceive the drip cans to be making?
(a) They sound like a shower.
(b) They sound like a river.
(c) Voices.
(d) Music.

6. What does she suggest to Maria Elena to help her sleep?
(a) Telepathy.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Eating.
(d) Medicine.

7. Who did the denim jacket previously belong to?
(a) Benja.
(b) Vasca.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Maria Elena.

8. What poster is on the wall of the bathroom?
(a) A poster with a map of Argentina.
(b) A poster of Peron.
(c) A poster of a blindfolded young man.
(d) A poster of a puppy.

9. How many children did Maria and Nestor have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

10. How did the guards attempt to clean after giving the toothbrushes?
(a) They rinsed the floor with pine-scented cleaning fluid.
(b) They mended the blankets.
(c) They changed all the mattresses.
(d) They de-loused the entire room.

11. What does she dream of as it rains?
(a) Empanadas and Enchiladas.
(b) Churros and chocolate.
(c) Mate and tortas fritas.
(d) Chorizo and chalupas.

12. Who is in labor?
(a) Alicia.
(b) Maria Elena.
(c) Graciela.
(d) Vasca.

13. What poem does Alicia recite for Vasca?
(a) The poem about the mountain.
(b) The poem about her daughter.
(c) The poem about the stream.
(d) The poem about the guerrilla leader.

14. What beauty treatment is Alicia told to perform?
(a) She is told to put on makeup.
(b) She is told to cut her hair.
(c) She is told to shave her legs.
(d) She is told to wear perfume.

15. What has given the guard a headache?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Screaming.
(d) Wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hugo suffering from stomach cramps?

2. Before the rainstorm, how long had it been since she washed her hands?

3. How far along in her pregnancy was Graciela at the time of her arrest?

4. For what are the prisoners constantly looking for in their beds?

5. While taking an early morning bus with Ruth, what announcement does Alicia hear on the radio?

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