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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 is Paula?
(a) Allende's mother
(b) Allende's daughter
(c) Allende's granddaughter
(d) Allende's sister

2. What did Allende's mother do to make some extra money?
(a) Catered parties
(b) Freelance writing
(c) Took care of children
(d) Made hats

3. Who is Ernesto?
(a) Paula's stepson
(b) Allende's husband
(c) Paula's husband
(d) Paula's son

4. What does Allende believe her task is at this point?
(a) To remain calm
(b) To distract death so it cannot find Paula
(c) To pray the rosary
(d) To find better doctors

5. How old was Allende when she met her current husband, Willie?
(a) In her 20s
(b) In her 50s
(c) In her 30s
(d) In her 40s

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country was Allende visiting when she was notified about her daughter?

2. What gift does Allende remember getting for Christmas one year?

3. What book did Allende read on the sly when her parents were out?

4. What disease was Paula diagnosed with?

5. Allende believes she has received a premonition about _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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3. How did Tio Ramon come to be a father figure for Allende?

4. How do Allende and Ernesto both let go of Paula?

5. What was the nature of Allende's affair with a married man in Caracas?

6. How does Paula die?

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

8. What does Allende do when her daughter slips into a coma?

9. What does the author call this section of the book?

10. What information does Allende provide to begin her book?

(see the answer keys)

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