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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. What is the name of Allende's husband and Paula's father?
(a) Manuel
(b) Mario
(c) Miguel
(d) Michael

2. Allende wished that she was _________________.
(a) A boy
(b) Shorter
(c) A scholar
(d) Thinner

3. What happens when Allende's father is involved in scandals in Peru?
(a) He is put on trial
(b) The family must return to Chile
(c) He is exiled
(d) He is jailed

4. Who was actually the policeman that Tio Ramon brought to the house to scare the children after they took chocolates?
(a) Tio's golf partner
(b) Tio's secretary
(c) An embassy driver
(d) The owner of a cigar store

5. The author flashes back to what time in this section?
(a) When she got married
(b) When she graduated college
(c) When Paula was born
(d) When her mother and brothers returned to Santiago

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Allende when she returns to Tata's house from Lebanon?

2. What was Michael's occupation when they married?

3. What does Allende think is the most beautiful part of Chile?

4. Allende's daughter is in a hospital in what city?

5. How old was Allende when she met her current husband, Willie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Allende describe her time in Caracas?

2. How does Paula die?

3. What was the result of Allende's affair?

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

5. How old is Allende in this section and what is the state of her mental and physical conditions?

6. Describe Tio Ramon's infatuation with Paula.

7. How did Allende use art as a form of expression as a young girl?

8. What scandal forces Allende to resign her job from a children's television show?

9. What are Ernesto's perceptions of Paula at this point in time?

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

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