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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-20, The Denim Jacket, A Beauty Treatment, Nativity.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the prisoners do to keep up their spirits?
(a) They give each other bread.
(b) They plot against the guards.
(c) They sing with each other.
(d) They attempt escape.

3. How old is Alicia when she is captured?
(a) 32.
(b) 21.
(c) 25.
(d) 19.

4. Who is Chiche?
(a) He is a shift supervisor.
(b) He is Alicia's husband.
(c) He is the General.
(d) He is Maria Elena's husband.

5. In what year did Partnoy return to her homeland?
(a) The fall of 1983.
(b) The summer of 1984.
(c) The spring of 1986.
(d) The winter of 1985.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strange tactic does Alicia try to get in touch with her family?

2. What happens to Alicia after she is caught talking?

3. What does Alicia do when given extra bread and an apple?

4. Why is Benja thus nicknamed?

5. When she saw the dog on the roof, what did Ruth do?

(see the answer key)

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