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

2. What disease was Paula diagnosed with?
(a) Cancer
(b) Epilepsy
(c) Diabetes
(d) Porphyria

3. What happened to the marriage between Allende's parents?
(a) They divorced
(b) It was annulled
(c) They remained married
(d) They remained legally separated

4. Where does Allende work in her first job after graduating high school?
(a) A dress shop
(b) The CIA
(c) The United Nations
(d) The Smithsonian

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Meme?

2. Where did Allende paint murals?

3. Allende states that her mother's side of the family was __________________.

4. Who is Tio Ramon?

5. Where does Ernesto's father return to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What loving acts do Paula's family members do prior to her death?

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

5. Describe Allende's son, Nicolas, during his teenage years in Caracas.

6. Why is Allende so adamant about pushing the doctors to wean Paula off oxygen?

7. What are the circumstances that bring Allende back in contact with her father and his side of the family?

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

9. Describe Allende's parents.

10. How does Paula die?

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