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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11, A Conversation Under the Rain, A Puzzle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Raul?
(a) Alicia's husband.
(b) Maria Elena's boyfriend.
(c) Graciela's husband.
(d) Hugo's brother.

2. Why does the guard turn on the radio?
(a) As a treat for the prisoners.
(b) As a celebration for Alicia's birthday.
(c) He makes a show of telling the prisoners his favorite song is on.
(d) To cover up the screams from the torture room.

3. What racial association does Alicia have for her nose?
(a) She sees it as Indian.
(b) She sees it as Semitic.
(c) She sees it as Russian.
(d) She sees it as African.

4. What color is Alicia's dress as she peeps under her blindfold?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

5. Why is Benja thus nicknamed?
(a) He is trying to keep the guards from calling him his true name.
(b) He detests his full name.
(c) He is the youngest of the group, like Benjamin in the Bible.
(d) It was is final alias.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between what hours was Alicia on guard at Nestor and Mary's house?

2. How does she describe her heart after the raindrop hits her?

3. Where do the prisoners go to relieve themselves?

4. On what street do Alicia's parents live?

5. While taking an early morning bus with Ruth, what announcement does Alicia hear on the radio?

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