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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has been Allende's constant companion while in Madrid?
(a) Ernesto
(b) Her mother
(c) Willie
(d) Pancho

2. What was the basis for Allende's writing as a child?
(a) Gift for gab
(b) Outgoing personality
(c) Loneliness
(d) Vivid imagination

3. Who is Willie?
(a) Allende's accountant
(b) Allende's husband
(c) Allende's editor
(d) Allende's driver

4. What was the initial report about Allende's daughter?
(a) She had the flu
(b) She had avian flue
(c) She had a heart attack
(d) She had a stroke

5. When does Allende see her father again?
(a) When she has a daughter
(b) Three years later
(c) Never
(d) When she gets married

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Allende's mother work to support her children?

2. Allende wished that she was _________________.

3. Where would Tata take Allende and her brothers sometimes?

4. What happens when Allende's father is involved in scandals in Peru?

5. What does Pablo give to Allende to help her read?

Short Essay Questions

1. What accommodations have been made for Paula in Allende's home?

2. What was life like for Allende when she, Michael and the children returned to Chile in the 1960s?

3. What definitive news does Allende receive about Paula's condition?

4. What topic does Allende turn to during the dark days of waiting at the hospital in Spain?

5. Describe Allende's grandmother, Meme's special gifts.

6. Compare Allende's physical surroundings with her internal state.

7. Describe Ernesto's devotion to his wife, Paula.

8. Who is Tio Ramon?

9. Why did Allende and her family have such a difficult time adapting to life in Caracas?

10. What initiated Allende's writing her first book?

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