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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. Which one of Allende's brothers was a great scholar?

2. What did the family put in front of the windows while living in Beirut?

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

4. Isabel Allende is a native of what country?

5. What does Allende take to help her sleep at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was life like for the newly-married Allende and her first husband, Michael?

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

3. How does Allende describe her time in Caracas?

4. What does Allende recall about the political unrest in Lebanon where the family was living in the late 1950s?

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

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

7. Explain some of Allende's activities in Chile that put her family in danger.

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

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

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

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

Allende's story has some very important themes that run throughout the book. Cite at least three themes with examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Allende lived a life of relative privilege and experiences as part of a diplomatic family. How did her experiences influence her as a person? How did the experiences influence her writing? Can you cite any examples?

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