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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 does Alicia refuse to do, though directly commanded by Loro and Peine?
(a) She refuses to slap Hugo in the face.
(b) She refuses to talk about her daughter.
(c) She refuses to use the latrine.
(d) She refuses to stop talking.

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

3. When the visitor promises her a treat, what room is Alicia staying in?
(a) She is in the guards' bathroom.
(b) She is in a room for prisoners with bad behavior who refuse to collaborate.
(c) She is in the guards' quarters.
(d) She is in the sunroom, directly across from the torture room.

4. How does Alicia detect the guard is still in the room, though he tries to fool her into thinking he has left?
(a) He did not say goodbye.
(b) She can see his feet through her blindfold.
(c) She has not heard the door shut.
(d) She can smell his cigarette smoke.

5. What does her husband do when he is tortured?
(a) He sings a lullaby.
(b) He is absolutely silent.
(c) He tells all the political secrets.
(d) He screams and cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what condition did most of the prisoners suffer?

2. What does the protagonist notice on the floor by her bed?

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

4. Where do the prisoners go to relieve themselves?

5. Where is Benja positioned in their bunk room?

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