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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. Where did Allende's family live?
(a) An extended stay hotel
(b) A beach house
(c) A large bedroom in Tata's house
(d) A rental home

2. What was Allende doing when notified about her daughter?
(a) She was at a museum
(b) She was taking skiing lessons
(c) She was making dinner
(d) She was on a book tour

3. Who is Pablo?
(a) Allende's father
(b) Allende's brother
(c) Allende's boyfriend
(d) Allende's uncle

4. In what country was Allende visiting when she was notified about her daughter?
(a) Brazil
(b) Chile
(c) Peru
(d) Spain

5. What did the Allendes do at the mental institution?
(a) Read to patients
(b) Visit relatives
(c) Sing for patients
(d) Pick fruit in the orchards

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Allende's husband and Paula's father?

2. Who dies when Allende is very young?

3. Where was Allende's home at the time?

4. What did Allende's mother do to make some extra money?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the influence of Uncle Pablo in Allende's life?

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

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

4. What was Allende's job during the early days of her first marriage?

5. Why is Allende so grateful to have her mother with her in the hospital for a short while?

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

7. Explain the spiritual connection Allende has with Paula at this time.

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

9. Explain the courtship between Allende and her first husband, Michael.

10. What is Paula's condition at this point in time?

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