3. What did Paula do prior to her illness?
(a) Taught music theory
(b) Taught art history at a university
(c) Volunteered at the art institute
(d) Volunteered as a school psychologist

4. What is Ernesto's profession?
(a) Doctor
(b) Professor
(c) Lawyer
(d) Engineer

5. Where does Allende work in her first job after graduating high school?
(a) A dress shop
(b) The United Nations
(c) The Smithsonian
(d) The CIA

6. Where would Tata take Allende and her brothers sometimes?
(a) The circus
(b) Wrestling matches
(c) County fair
(d) Tractor pulls

7. What happens when Allende's father is involved in scandals in Peru?
(a) The family must return to Chile
(b) He is put on trial
(c) He is exiled
(d) He is jailed

8. How many years are Paula and Ernesto married when Paula gets sick?
(a) Nearly two
(b) Almost five
(c) Not quite one
(d) Just past seven

9. What nationality was Michael?
(a) Spanish
(b) Lebanese
(c) Chilean
(d) British

10. What disease was Paula diagnosed with?
(a) Diabetes
(b) Porphyria
(c) Cancer
(d) Epilepsy

11. In what country was Allende visiting when she was notified about her daughter?
(a) Brazil
(b) Peru
(c) Spain
(d) Chile

12. How old was Allende's mother when she had Allende?
(a) 17
(b) 20
(c) 29
(d) 25

13. What is important to know about Paula at this time?
(a) She has just graduated
(b) She has just married
(c) She is critically ill
(d) She is starting a business

14. The author flashes back to what time in this section?
(a) When her mother and brothers returned to Santiago
(b) When she graduated college
(c) When Paula was born
(d) When she got married

15. What did the Allendes do at the mental institution?
(a) Read to patients
(b) Sing for patients
(c) Pick fruit in the orchards
(d) Visit relatives