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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Pablo's passion?
(a) Cooking
(b) Sculpting
(c) Meditating
(d) Reading

2. Which of the following people does not come to the hospital from South America?
(a) Ernesto's father
(b) Allende's mother
(c) Paula's father
(d) Allende's husband

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

4. Where did Allende's family live?
(a) A large bedroom in Tata's house
(b) An extended stay hotel
(c) A beach house
(d) A rental home

5. How old is Allende when she returns to Tata's house from Lebanon?
(a) 21
(b) 15
(c) 18
(d) 10

6. What did Tio give Allende on her ninth birthday?
(a) A life sized doll
(b) A bicycle
(c) Complete set of William Shakespeare's works
(d) A princess outfit

7. What was the family joke about Allende?
(a) She squeaked when she laughed
(b) If her mother took the right child from the hospital
(c) She walked like a duck
(d) Her ears are so big

8. Which of the following does Ernesto not do during Paula's illness?
(a) Makes tape recorded messages
(b) Visits every day
(c) Leaves items under her pillow
(d) Brings flowers

9. Who is Ernesto?
(a) Paula's son
(b) Allende's husband
(c) Paula's husband
(d) Paula's stepson

10. Who dies when Allende is very young?
(a) Tata
(b) Her father
(c) Her mother
(d) Meme

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

12. To what city do Allende, her mother and brothers follow Tio Ramon when he is transferred?
(a) Berlin
(b) Boston
(c) Beirut
(d) Bogota

13. When does Allende see her father again?
(a) When she gets married
(b) When she has a daughter
(c) Three years later
(d) Never

14. Where did Allende paint murals?
(a) On her bedroom walls
(b) At a social club
(c) At a cafe
(d) At her school

15. Who is Pablo?
(a) Allende's uncle
(b) Allende's brother
(c) Allende's father
(d) Allende's boyfriend

Short Answer Questions

1. Allende states that the only certainty of her life was _____________________.

2. Who is Meme?

3. What was Michael's occupation when they married?

4. What is the name of Allende's husband and Paula's father?

5. What happened to the marriage between Allende's parents?

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