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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the family put in front of the windows while living in Beirut?
(a) Room darkening shades
(b) Lamps
(c) Mattresses
(d) Potted plants

2. How old was Allende when she married her first husband, Michael?
(a) 19
(b) 29
(c) 21
(d) 16

3. What was Meme's special gift?
(a) Giving speeches
(b) Making pies
(c) Psychic abilities
(d) Sewing bridal gowns

4. How many years was Ernesto's father in exile in South America?
(a) 30
(b) 10
(c) 25
(d) 5

5. What were Paula's last words to Allende before slipping into a coma?
(a) Take care of Ernesto
(b) Pray for me
(c) I'm scared
(d) I love you

6. Which one of Allende's brothers ran away as a teenager and never returned?
(a) Eduardo
(b) Pancho
(c) Tata
(d) Ernesto

7. What does Allende take to help her sleep at night?
(a) Tylenol P.M.
(b) Valerian
(c) Ambien
(d) Elavil

8. Allende believes she has received a premonition about _____________________.
(a) Tata's death
(b) Her next book
(c) Her mother's marriage
(d) Paula's death

9. Why did Allende feel guilty about Paula's disease?
(a) For making fun of her symptoms
(b) For passing on the tendency to get it
(c) For ignoring Paula's pleas for help
(d) For not noticing it earlier

10. Allende tells Paula that Paula was Tata's _______________________.
(a) Favorite game partner
(b) Favorite great grandchild
(c) Favorite singer
(d) Reason for living

11. What does Allende do after Paula has been in the hospital for 100 days?
(a) Goes back to San Francisco
(b) Moves to Madrid
(c) Pulls life support systems
(d) Sends her mother back to Chile

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

13. What happened to the marriage between Allende's parents?
(a) They remained legally separated
(b) They remained married
(c) It was annulled
(d) They divorced

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

15. About whom does Allende have a frightening dream?
(a) Ernesto
(b) William
(c) Meme
(d) Paula

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Allendes do at the mental institution?

2. What was the family joke about Allende?

3. Where did Allende paint murals?

4. Where does Allende work in her first job after graduating high school?

5. Why does Allende decide to write down her history and stories?

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