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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 shoes does the protagonist wear during the beginning of her stay at the Little School?
(a) High heels that are too small.
(b) Swim fins.
(c) Mismatched house slippers, one with a plastic daisy.
(d) Sandals.

2. Which prisoner thinks they are getting privileges as a tactic to break them into cooperation?
(a) Maria Elena.
(b) Benja.
(c) Vasca.
(d) Patichoti.

3. Why does Alicia arm-wrestle Abuelo?
(a) She is trying to keep him from beating Benja.
(b) She is feeling competitive and knows she can win.
(c) She is going insane with boredom.
(d) She knows he cannot touch her.

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

5. What does the "little frog" represent?
(a) The regime in power.
(b) The song of the human heart.
(c) The subversive message.
(d) The time period.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of paper does the guard give to Alicia?

3. Why does the guard turn on the radio?

4. To whom is the book dedicated?

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

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