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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Allende realize after getting the doctors' reports?
(a) Paula will recover in time
(b) Paula will die soon
(c) Paula will never have children
(d) Paula will never read this journal

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

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

5. What do Paula's brain scans show?
(a) Promising activity
(b) Full capacity has returned
(c) Traces of activity
(d) Irreversible brain damage

6. What is Allende wearing when the television crew arrives to film?
(a) Business suit
(b) Nurse's uniform
(c) T-shirt and jeans
(d) G-string and pasties

7. Why did Allende, Michael and Paula move to Europe?
(a) They want Paula to be raised in Europe
(b) They want to be closer to family
(c) Allende and Michael received scholarships to study in Europe
(d) They fell in love with Europe after a vacation there

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

9. Where did Allende flee with her children when their lives were threatened in Chile?
(a) Venezuela
(b) Brazil
(c) Bolivia
(d) Peru

10. Who is Pablo Neruda?
(a) Chilean president
(b) Chilean poet
(c) Allende's brother-in-law
(d) Allende's uncle

11. Allende's mother and stepfather return to Chile from living in what country?
(a) Italy
(b) Germany
(c) Belgium
(d) Switzerland

12. After the military coups in Chile, what was reported about Salvador Allende?
(a) He is in prison
(b) He committed suicide
(c) He left the country
(d) He resigned his office

13. What is the name of Allende's daughter-in-law who is about to give birth?
(a) Celia
(b) Cherise
(c) Cassie
(d) Cheryl

14. What is the setting for the activity in this section?
(a) Venezuela
(b) Puerto Rico
(c) Spain
(d) France

15. After a month in San Francisco, the doctors evaluate Paula as __________________________.
(a) Completely fine
(b) In a permanent vegetative state
(c) Very much improved
(d) Improving more every day

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was not abolished by the new government in Chile?

2. What is Allende's second career venture?

3. In what vehicle did Allende, Michael and Paula travel around Europe?

4. Which of the following is not Allende's role in her home?

5. What does Allende's stepfather dress as to make an impression at Paula's school one day?

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