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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 kind of treatment was Graciela given?
(a) She was exiled.
(b) She was tortured.
(c) She was deprived of medicine.
(d) She was blinded.

2. Where do the prisoners go to relieve themselves?
(a) The hallway bathroom.
(b) The bucket.
(c) The latrine.
(d) The guard's bathroom.

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

4. As a teenager, with what political movement was Partnoy involved?
(a) Peronism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Fidelism.
(d) Stalinism.

5. What does Loro do when she refuses his command?
(a) He pushes her into the latrine.
(b) He slaps her twelve times.
(c) He takes away her pillow and blanket.
(d) He threatens to kill her daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical trait does Alicia note about Patichoti?

2. Which prisoner thinks they are getting privileges as a tactic to break them into cooperation?

3. The day Alicia sleeps for eighteen hours, what trip does she miss?

4. What letters does Partnoy read on the house when she arrives at the Little School?

5. What does Partnoy do to oppose the new military regime?

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