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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-5, My Names, Benja's First Night.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event caused Alicia and her friends to change their aliases?
(a) Zulma's arrest.
(b) Graciela's arrest.
(c) The independence day.
(d) The president's death.

2. About how many Argentines "disappeared" between 1976 and 1979?
(a) Almost 30,000.
(b) Exactly 24,594.
(c) Almost 15,000.
(d) Over 50,000.

3. Why does the game end as quickly as it begins?
(a) The guards get in trouble.
(b) Maria Elena faints out of weakness.
(c) All the prisoners attempt escape.
(d) It begins to rain.

4. From what condition did most of the prisoners suffer?
(a) Loss of hearing.
(b) Constipation.
(c) Allergies.
(d) Scoliosis.

5. Though the game is cruel, what does Alicia secretly enjoy?
(a) She enjoys her tennis shoes.
(b) She enjoys the feeling of running.
(c) She enjoys the guards' stupidity.
(d) She enjoys the hot sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What idea do Loro and Bruja force on the prisoners for their entertainment?

2. What is Patichoti's nickname for Alicia?

3. In the Little School, who calls Alicia by her name?

4. Who is Chiche?

5. What is the guards' euphemism for death and burial?

(see the answer key)

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