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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. Who laughs at Veronika in Chapter 13?
(a) Nuns.
(b) Patients.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Nurses.

2. What is Villete?
(a) An insane asylum.
(b) A safe house.
(c) A church.
(d) A school.

3. Who does the attending nurse say Veronika reminds her of?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her mother.

4. What year was Paulo first sent into a mental hospital?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1999.

5. Which city does Veronika live in?
(a) Izola.
(b) Ljubljana.
(c) Koper.
(d) Trbovlje.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bad thing happens to Veronika in Chapter 13?

2. Where is Paulo Coelho from?

3. Why does Veronika attempt suicide?

4. What was the name of Paulo's doctor when he was at the mental hospital?

5. Why does the nurse inject Veronika with a sedative?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Veronika treated unkindly by The Fraternity members when they first meet?

2. Why does Zedka tell Veronika the story about the king and his subjects?

3. What does Zedka experience during her treatments?

4. How does playing the piano make Veronika feel?

5. Why was Paulo Coelho put into a mental hospital as a child?

6. What is Veronika's first reaction to waking up in Villete?

7. Why does Veronika smack the leader of The Fraternity?

8. Describe the two doctors who give Veronika her diagnosis.

9. Why does Veronika imagine what her whole life could be?

10. What does Zedka's treatment consist of?

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