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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. After the entire night tied up, what is Benja finally allowed to do?
(a) Use the latrine.
(b) Lie down on a bunk bed.
(c) Go outside.
(d) Drink some water.

2. What is the guards' excuse for giving the prisoners treats?
(a) To celebrate the capture of new prisoners.
(b) They want them to confess so they give them treats as incentive.
(c) They feel sorry for the malnourished prisoners.
(d) For holidays and birthdays.

3. To whom is the book dedicated?
(a) Alicia's mother and father.
(b) Alicia's sister Daniella.
(c) Alicia's brother Daniel.
(d) Alicia's daughter.

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

5. What letters does Partnoy read on the house when she arrives at the Little School?
(a) G.L., El Grupo Libres.
(b) A.A.A., Alianza Anticomunita Argentina.
(c) O.A., Organizacion Argentina.
(d) P.P., Politica Peron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What picture introduces each chapter of the book?

2. What kind of treatment was Graciela given?

3. What does Loro do when she refuses his command?

4. What color is Alicia's dress as she peeps under her blindfold?

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

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