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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Allende sense at night?
(a) A sense of calm
(b) Angels
(c) Impending doom
(d) Paula's spirit moving about the house

4. Paula's first crush was on ________________ from Sicily.
(a) A playboy
(b) An artist
(c) A student
(d) A poet

5. What did Michael not tell Allende when she said she wanted to be with her lover in Spain?
(a) She could go
(b) I don't love you
(c) She couldn't take any money
(d) She couldn't take the children

6. Which of the following does Allende not witness in Caracas?
(a) Hedonism
(b) Gas and oil boom
(c) Waste
(d) Starvation

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

8. What does Allende write at this time?
(a) Mazagine articles
(b) Poetry
(c) Plays and books
(d) TV sitcoms

9. Some of Paula's caretakers refer to her as being ________________.
(a) Stuck in limbo
(b) A joy to care for
(c) An angel
(d) A difficult patient

10. What is the name of Allende's second child?
(a) Nelson
(b) Nicolas
(c) Nicolette
(d) Nanette

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

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

13. Which of the following was not abolished by the new government in Chile?
(a) Employee medical benefits
(b) Socialist healthcare
(c) Safety statutes
(d) Minimum wage

14. Allende was first attracted to Willie because he was a mix of refinement and _______________.
(a) Sensitivity
(b) Roughness
(c) Hysteria
(d) Common touch

15. What does Allende give to Willie that makes him agree to marry her?
(a) A ring
(b) A car
(c) A boat
(d) An ultimatum

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Allende not think about now?

2. What is Allende's second career venture?

3. What is the name of the third book Allende writes during this period?

4. Which birthday is Allende celebrating in this section?

5. Where does Allende's mother go for a retreat?

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