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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lures Allende into the woods for inappropriate reasons?

2. In what city do Allende, her mother and brothers live with Tio Ramon while he works at the Chilean embassy?

3. What was Meme's special gift?

4. What was the initial report about Allende's daughter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Allende's opinion of Tio Ramon change over the years?

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

3. What other relatives come to the hospital to visit Paula?

4. How does Allende describe her time in Caracas?

5. Describe the format of the book.

6. What were Allende's political beliefs and how did she feel about President Salvador Allende?

7. What are some of the positive and negative effects of Salvador Allende's election to president of Chile?

8. Why does Allende decide to write this book?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As a young girl, Allende loved to escape her world through reading and telling stories and this becomes an important theme throughout the book. Name at least two other themes in the journal entries and cite two examples for each to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the irony of Allende's mother leaving her first husband because of scandal yet never marrying Tio Ramon with whom she lived as husband and wife. Why did she make these decisions and why is it a situation of irony? Can you cite any other examples of irony in Allende's story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe some of the settings for the novel. Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events.

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