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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Willie think Allende is doing every night?
(a) Writing
(b) Sleepwalking
(c) Checking e-mail
(d) Talking on the phone

2. What job does Allende have in the early days of her marriage to Michael?
(a) Bank teller
(b) Millinery salesperson
(c) Hair stylist
(d) TV broadcaster

3. What illness do Michael, Paula and Nicolas all have?
(a) Diabetes
(b) Epilepsy
(c) Porphyria
(d) Tuberculosis

4. What is Allende's second career venture?
(a) Designing women's clothes
(b) Writing for a women's magazine
(c) Interior design
(d) Psychiatry

5. What document did Allende send to Willie?
(a) Promissory Note
(b) Will
(c) Contract
(d) Settlement Agreement

6. What does Allende wear most of the time when visiting Paula in the hospital?
(a) Soft fabrics that are comfortable
(b) Sweaters and jeans
(c) White dresses and shoes
(d) Bright colors for Paula to see

7. Which of the following does not exist in Allende's home?
(a) Saltillo tiles
(b) Spicy foods
(c) Latin American art
(d) Cottage garden

8. When does Allende return to Michael and the children after being with her lover in Spain?
(a) Three months
(b) One year
(c) Three weeks
(d) Three years

9. Allende's second book addresses ______________ in Chile.
(a) The economy
(b) Ancestral heritage
(c) Romance and spies
(d) Martial law

10. In what country in Europe did Allende, Michael and Paula live?
(a) France
(b) Belgium
(c) Germany
(d) Spain

11. Where does Allende's mother go for a retreat?
(a) Italy
(b) Bulgaria
(c) Spain
(d) Romania

12. Both of Willie's kids are involved in ____________.
(a) Politics
(b) Law
(c) Theatre
(d) Drugs

13. What is the second book Allende writes during this period?
(a) The Shadow Knows
(b) Love Shadows
(c) Of Love and Shadows
(d) Love in the Shadows

14. What book does Allende write during this time?
(a) The House of Spirits
(b) The House that Jack Built
(c) The House of Cards
(d) The House of Commons

15. What does Allende see at her bedside one morning?
(a) A stack of books
(b) Paula's favorite slippers
(c) A new puppy
(d) A bouquet of flowers

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Allende's lover want to run away to?

2. What does Allende give to Willie that makes him agree to marry her?

3. Allende's mother and stepfather return to Chile from living in what country?

4. Who does Allende's mother befriend while on retreat?

5. What do Paula's brain scans show?

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