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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Allende meets a _____________ who becomes her lover.
(a) Musician
(b) Sculptor
(c) Poet
(d) Designer

3. Where does Michael secure work on a project?
(a) La Paz
(b) The jungle
(c) Santiago
(d) Madrid

4. Who accompanies Allende and Paula on the plane trip to San Francisco?
(a) Ernesto and Willie
(b) Ernesto and his father
(c) Ernesto and a nurse
(d) Willie and a nurse

5. Which of the following did Allende not do during the time in Chile after the military coups?
(a) Took food to poor people
(b) Helped people escape
(c) Organized a network of priests and nuns
(d) Volunteer for the new government

6. What had Allende kept from the military coups to inspire her writing?
(a) Newspaper clippings
(b) Political flyers
(c) Photographs
(d) Interviews from victims

7. Allende writes lighthearted musicals that are performed in ______________.
(a) Summer stock
(b) Cafes
(c) Theaters
(d) University classes

8. What type of government reigns in Chile after the military coups?
(a) Democracy
(b) Socialist
(c) Monarchy
(d) Totalitarian regime

9. What is the name of Allende's new granddaughter?
(a) Amanda
(b) Abigail
(c) Andrea
(d) Isabel

10. Doctors determine that Paula's ________________ needs to be tested.
(a) Muscle strength
(b) Nervous system
(c) Hormone production
(d) Circulatory system

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

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

13. Which birthday is Allende celebrating in this section?
(a) 60th
(b) 40th
(c) 50th
(d) 29th

14. Which of the following does not describe Allende in Spain with Paula?
(a) Weakening
(b) Animated
(c) Somber
(d) Disoriented

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of the commodities in short supply in Chile in the 1970s?

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

3. What document did Allende send to Willie?

4. Which of the following does Allende not witness in Caracas?

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

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